Computer keeps crashing ><

**Leesa** · 11-09-2008, 12:18 AM

This has been happening for a few days. I get on but after like 15 min of being on fiesta (and being on char hide mode and doing nothing) my laptop crashes from over heating. This happens a little more now on other programs, but it happens on Fiesta the most

Anyone know a way to fix this? Thanks

Dynamics · 11-09-2008, 01:20 AM

If your laptops overheating you can invest in external cooling units, or clean the dust inside the laptop. The inside of my laptop needs to be cleaned on a yearly basis, or else it suffers similar symptoms as yours. The amount of dust that accumulates inside there is amazing.

**Leesa** · 11-09-2008, 01:22 AM

Clean the dust inside the laptop? o.O As in open up the laptop and clean it out? XD

Dynamics · 11-09-2008, 01:27 AM

Yep. Your laptops heatsinks and fans are probably covered in dust. It's one of the biggest reasons for any laptop overheating.

If you're not comfortable with that either buy a laptop cooler, or raise your laptop from the surface a little. Just enough so it has room to "breathe."

**Leesa** · 11-09-2008, 02:02 AM

I see. I did a lil' bit of research, and saw that you can take it some place to be cleaned. You have any idea how much that would cost?

DarkPysics · 11-09-2008, 02:56 AM

It might be your heater in your laptop so you might need a laptop cooler and some program to keep it good like Registry Mechanic And

Dynamics · 11-09-2008, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by Leesa

I see. I did a lil' bit of research, and saw that you can take it some place to be cleaned. You have any idea how much that would cost?

The place I go to charges 50 dollars. They keep it overnight. I think they keep an industrial strength vacuum beside the laptop, so they don't have to open it.

But just to make sure, when you do go to service your laptop tell 'em your problem so they check over software and hardware problems too. Maybe the graphics card burnt out, or your RAM/processing cache corrupted. It will cost a little more however.

Personally I'd do it. If you're going to get your laptop serviced, it's more cost effective to have them look over everything.

**Leesa** · 11-09-2008, 04:35 AM

Okee, I'll do that. How am I gonna survive without my laptop for 1 night? o.o Gotta use sucky sucky desktop comp. >< This just shows how addicted I am XD

Dynamics · 11-09-2008, 07:28 AM

Haha okay, be sure to come back here to report results. That way it'll be easier to help people with similar problems.