Toshiba Satellite A75 notebook started overheating
I own a Toshiba Satellite A75 notebook and after a while it started experiencing the overheating problems. Even with the laptop raised with plenty of air flow, it still shuts down sometimes.
What type of cooling pad or stand should i get? Is there a certain model that i should get? Should I get someone to open it up and clean it? Would this make a difference?
The overheating is a common issue with Toshiba Satellite A70 and A75 notebooks. It happens because the heat sink gets easily clogged with dust and it stops air flow. Instead of buying a cooling pad, try cleaning the heat sink first. Find an air compressor or buy a can of compressed air and blow off the heat sink as it shown on the picture below.
1. Spray air inside the intakes on the bottom
2. Spray air inside the heat sink grill on the back side
Change the air direction few times until all dust is gone. After the cleaning test the notebook and see if the overheating problem is gone.
If the laptop overheats because of a failed cooling fan, it’s necessary to take it apart and replace the fan.
Topics: Overheating, 8. Toshiba Laptops |
February 18th, 2008 at 12:11 am
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February 18th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
[…] Alternatively, you can clean up your laptop without taking it apart by blowing off fans and heatsink with compressed air. This is not the best way to fix the problem because some dust will stay inside the laptop but it will work. By the way, if you’ve been using your laptop for a few yeas, it might be a good idea to replace thermal compound on the processor. It will help to keep your laptop cooler. Here’s another resource with covers laptop overheating in more depth. […]
June 11th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
[…] Before you disassemble the laptop, try cleaning cooling fans with compressed air. […]
July 28th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I actually did everything as described. Had to replace the fan. Still overheats and most of the time the fan refuses to spin. Spins a few seconds on startup and shuts down. Ideas?
July 29th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Alex,
Did you remove the heat sink? Did you apply new thermal grease on the processor?
Do you get any video on the screen at all when you restart the laptop?