could my laptop be dying?
 

its almost 5 yrs old and it seems lately its running hotter and hotter.

with you as the owner? most likely....

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You don't have a cooler yet? I am surprised it lasted this long, I usually get 2 yrs max out of one before it needs a cooler.

Get a aluminum topped one not plastic!

I got one its aluminum with two fans its as loud as fuck.I dont put it on unless I have to and it seems I have to do more often. if it goes it goes it has served me well.

Sounds like its on the way out. 5 years tho is a nice return from a laptop. My younger brother has to buy a new one every single year without fail. He's on his fourth laptop in 3 calendar years.

I'm bought a new Dell XPS in September and its excellent. Couldnt recommend it highly enough. A friend just bought one last week too. I got my girlfriend one a year ago, the 13 inch version of mine and she loves it. Gonna pick up a smaller one like my girlfriends for travelling.

its a gateway and I cant complain never had a problem with it. I have taken it on the road with me and its held up well. When it goes I may go to 17 inch more of a desktop replacement.

i think its time to change it...

Could be the CPU fan bearings going, or it could just be a build up of dust. Give the vent a good squirt with a can of compressed air.

Also, are you running exactly the same OS now as you were 5 years ago...?

its been reformatted once a year.Since I got it, I download waaay too much shit so have to do house cleaning once a year.

Sounds like its time to let go of it.... check this $450 free shipping deal... I think I am going for it ..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834114611

Its loud? Do you remember what kind it is? The ones I have I got at Circuit City it was the only brand they carried and sometimes I would have to go to a couple different stores to find it. It is packed away at the moment or I would look, but it is quiet as a mouse and only cost me $40.

Until I got this Gateway I had always ran a cooler. The laptop I am on now, even with duo processors doesn't get that hot but they do have sleep issues so do not put it in a bag without shutting it down, even if it is for just a short trip. It will overheat really fast.

And yes the 17" is nice! ;)

LOL
it has a few years already...

Yep that's probably why it's getting hotter. Just switching out the fans and getting rid of the dust inside should fix it.

Heating up could just be something as small as dust buildup.

Five laptop years is like seven dog years.

Clean it out, I've been running the same computer for about 6 years, it starts to run loud and seem to over heat, I just rip it open and blast it with the air pump and it's good to go again.

cleaning it out is the obvious answer, but being that tony is captain obvious you might have to tell him 5 or 6 times

I clean my laptops out like once every 6 months, if not sooner, he probably never has opened his up

maybe is time to change it

its a bytecc and I will try blowing the whole thing out and see how that works.

last time I tried such a thing, it really did die 3 mins. later.
back-up all stuff and get a new one :2 cents:

I blow mine out and take it apart almost weekly. It's amazing what gets caught up in there...

Ive blown it out before when I get home from my trip. I will have to take it apart and have a look. I will save everything I want on it just in case I kill it.