Showing posts with label Cooling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cooling. Show all posts

Monday, April 18, 2011

Coolest Laptop Cooling Part II

Ineffective case cooling is one of the top reasons for laptop hardware failures.  Anyone can keep their computer running cooler in four (4) easy and low cost ways.  Many tops quickly overheat because the case fan is blocked and stops critical cool air flow. Overheating can slow computer performance down to a crawl and stop it permanently from working.  Your notebook will last longer and run cooler, with less hardware failures, through these simple steps. 

 Easy Ways To Stay Cool

1)   If you are like everyone else, sooner or later your laptop ends up on your lap.  Many case fans are located on the bottom side of the case.  If your computer is sitting on your legs, than you are blocking cool air flow from reaching to inside of your case. This is not good.  Overheating can happen quickly.

To keep it cooler, grab a thick small book and sit your case on it.  Be mindful not to block your bottom case fan with the book.  This will place cool air flow space between your case fan and your legs.  An empty egg carton cut in half, also works very well too.  This will help to keep your computer and your legs much cooler.

2)  A good portion of our planets population live in very hot temperature zones.  If you are outside on a hot day with your top, find some shade before using it.  Never use it out in the hot sun.  The temperature inside of a computer case in the hot sun can reach over 300 (°F) in less than a minute.  Hardware failure of your LCD screen, CPU, hard drive or motherboard is sure to happen.  So keep your notebook and yourself cool by sitting in the shade.  Even in the shade use it for limit Time just a hot summer day.

3) to invest in a cooling pad, cooling fans, or stand on. Even a low-cost less than $ 20.00 will be a good amount of additional cooling. This is enough to add extra cooling to your existing case fan cooling fan cooling pad connected externally. An additional fan complements your existing computer cooling and reduce overheating problems. Other supporters ofincrease cooling and less long term heat damage.

4)  Keep your LCD screen, keyboard and fan grill clean and dust free.  Try not to use your laptop in a dusty or dirty environment.  Dust and dirt will quickly build up on your case fan. This build up over a short period of time will stop critical cool air flow from reaching your CPU, hard drive or motherboard inside of your case.  Clean your case and your fan grill often.

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Monday, February 7, 2011

Laptop Cooling Tray

Most people who use the Internet every day now do this on a laptop as a program rather than a desktop computer and uses the most common form of Internet access. If you are one of the many people who use a laptop on a regular basis, then you may have noticed that the bottom of the laptop tends to very high temperatures. This is a problem for two reasons. One is that very inconvenient to use, and the other reasonis that it can cause the laptop to over heat and crash.

However, there is a solution that is very cost effective and one that can be very useful. The best thing that you can do if you find that your laptop is over heating on a regular basis is to invest in a laptop cooling tray. These trays enable you to cool the laptop down so that you can use it comfortably and you don't have to worry about any damage that could be happening to your laptop's hardware. As mentioned above, you can purchase a laptop cooling for a very reasonable price these days.

The first place that you should look for a laptop cooling tray is on internet shopping websites. As you will know, there are many websites like this but the best shopping sites to try for this particular product would be eBay or Amazon. These two places will offer you a laptop cooling tray for a very small price in comparison to other places. If you don't have Access to the Internet then you still have options. The first place you should take a look, is a local electrical or computer stores. These are more likely to sell laptop cooling trays.

One final point is to think that there are many different opinions on the Internet for all types of products. If the mind is a specific laptop cooling tray then you should think about the Internet to see whether there arecustomer based reviews available that you could read. This will help you with your purchase because you will be able to see if there are any bad points about the product and it also enable you to list the plus points of each product.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Common problems with laptops and some Solutions - liquid cooling, Power & LCD

Common laptop problems

Liquid on laptop

I have exposed many laptops to repair an accidental spillage of liquids. This is a recoverable condition in most cases. It 's very important (may be a corrosion or internal soakage) to respond to the reorganization as quickly as possible! Liquid intrusion, the following types of laptop damage:


short circuit caused by the wet nature of the liquid conductor (problem may clearLiquid dries)




short circuit caused by dried liquid residue




Corrosion occurs (particularly volatile with some acidic soft drinks - Coca-Cola)




The electronic components from damaging short circuit top

Possible Solution: Immediately when a spill occurs, turn off the computer, turn on the laptop and allow the device upside down (drainage) for at least 20-30 minutes. Then remove all cables connected,Remove the AC adapter and remove the battery and allows the device to dry overnight.

To remove all residual liquid: Get someone to remove the keyboard assembly and additional cleaning. It may help to use cotton swabs and distilled water to remove any contamination. In cases where the side effects can be corrosive suspicion (with coke) any suspect areas are gently massaged with a cotton swab dampened with CRC or WD-40. Dry the treated areas, leaving only a thin layer of WD-40 anti-corrosion solutionremains. While the keyboard is removed, use a bright light and magnifying glass to check the areas in which the contact fluid.

Laptop turns off randomly

This is often caused by:


Sensing an overload of the power supply current consumption




Processor due to overheating of the powder inside (clogged fan) building




AC power adapter capable of normal power needs (faulty power supply) will be




Overheat due to internal battery fault, or charging the




Intermittent short circuit or open connection (state of the power lines)

On older laptops is the most common cause of poor cooling. Try some 'air-conditioned place and see if that helps. Check areas near the internal fan to see if there is an accumulation of fiber dust. easy way to do this, the group, feel the flow of cooling air from the wall (s) - is theVery low air flow? If so, and the unit is at normal temperature, it can mean the internal cooling system is partially blocked.

Troubleshooting Laptop LCD Video Display

Here are some tips and tricks for troubleshooting and resolving problems portable video. Video applications are very common in laptops and with the following tips should detect and eliminate the basic problems of the video of the laptop.

Laptop LCDThe screen has a faint image is very dark

Look closely at the portable LCD screen and see if it has a much weaker. If it is possible that the handset is close lid position switch LCD is closed firmly. In this mode, the backlight remains off, even to open the lid of the LCD. This is to save power when the handset is closed with a lid. Check the LCD lid close switch. This is a small plastic near the back side LCD hinge pin. Try typingCover pass to see a couple of times you can activate the screen backlight. If this does not help, then I would suggest replacing FL inverter.

Laptop LCD screen is solid white color or mutilated

Connect an external monitor to your laptop. If the external monitor is OK, then you have a problem with the LCD display or laptop LCD cable connector. If the screen on the external display is the same on the laptop LCD, then it isprobably a bad onboard video will be integrated, this means replacing the motherboard of the notebook.

A typical liquid crystal display assembly of the laptop

This is a simplified explanation of the basic components that are involved on a laptop video display problem:



LCD connection: data sent the video screen from the motherboard to the LCD. A video cables supplying power to the FL inverter board on LCD panel

FL inverter PCB:This section provides the source of low voltage direct current to alternating current high voltage as required in order to attract the backlight lamp. If the FL inverter PCB is faulty, the LCD shows a very faint image on the screen of laptop

CCFL (backlight lamp): When the backlight bulb, you see the image on the LCD screen. On some laptops the backlight lamp, part of the LCD and must be replaced with a full-screen LCD assembly. It requires aLaptop workshop to replace the backlight lamp

Close the lid of the laptop: This switch is a small switch (mechanical or magnetic) that hinges located near the rear display. Most notebook computers are either inactive or working in the standby mode, the LCD is closed. D This is possible link with the laptop 'BIOS power management software. This in turn is connected to the Windows operating system


Laptop is slow and
Internet pop-up is constantly shows

The handset is very likely infected with spyware. Spyware is software that hides on your computer and tried to collect information about your Internet activity. Spyware is often transferred to the computer during the download, the software "Unknown" free or other free music on the internet (Kazaa, LimeWire, BearShare, etc.) will result. The best way to prevent and remove spyware using Spybot. Please read my SpywareSoftware help page.

Laptop is frozen, no response to keyboard or mouse, can not stop

On most laptops I've seen this happen once in a while! The method is simple to solve this problem:


Unplug the power cord of the laptop




Remove the battery from the laptop




Wait a short (10 seconds)




Replace laptop battery units




Connect the power cable from the laptop




Turn on your notebook

The laptop starts normally and fully functional. If you are working on a Microsoft Word or Excel document at the time of the problem, then you may find that they have been for you automatically. In this case, you are automatically asked to see the last document you worked during the opening of the Microsoft program.

Troubleshooting> Laptop hibernation and standby issues

Power management options on laptops sometimes lead to problems. Hibernation and standby mode are power-saving mode of action for battery-powered portable computers.

Hibernation is a process by which saves the state of the working class (content) of your work on the hard drive before the computer in hibernation or standby. If the laptop is awakened, will be restored before the exact spot you were. Standby and hibernation with a Low Powerpattern of consumption, with enough power to preserve the contents of that statement. This means that laptops can wake up without a complete restart and loss of work.

Notebook does not wake up from standby or hibernation

Here are my suggestions have been tested:


Give it time - some older laptops can be up to 30 seconds to wake up - in full




Some notebooks have special keys or buttons for "Wake Up" - Read the manual




Hold down the power button on my laptop for five seconds or more. Some laptops are configured to suspend or hibernate by pressing the power button. Hold down the power button for 5 seconds + checking back and restart the notebook




last resort, remove the battery when the laptop and power cord, wait 30 seconds, replace the batteries and reconnect the power cord

Now that the handset is ready to do basic researchProblem. Typically, these problems are caused by a disagreement between the two functions of power management BIOS and Windows laptops.

A conflict with laptops BIOS power management and power management in Windows is the most common cause of these errors alarm. Try to see the various settings in the BIOS, which should solve the problem. See if the laptop BIOS is configured to reset the computer and how it compares with the value configured in Windows. In most cases, it canWindows power management control.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

How to buy a laptop cooling pad

If you want to buy laptop cooling pad, there are things that should be taken into account in the set. First, you must verify the dimensions of your laptop. Different manufacturers have different sizes of portable laptops. to be aware of the situation in order to buy the cooling pad, you would need a laptop, the size of your specifications. With this method you can avoid mistakes like buying the laptop is a small state for your. So beforeYou buy Notebook Cooling Pad, confirm the length and width of your laptop. The process can be done in two ways.

One option would be using the laptop documentation for that. This method would be to try and stress the most useful of all the methods that will use. For those who can not be a reason or another, about the documentation of their laptops, you can find the dimensions manually. You must use a common flexible tapemeasure. It 'really dose not matter what the value of measuring how you can easily convert any value once you have the measurements. These are things that most people ignore when they want to buy one is.

Notice that the normal values of the measurements are given in millimeters. A common measure is one of about three hundred fifty were about twenty millimeters. The second most important thing you should consider is the type of USB support, Assist. You will notice that the recent cooling pads are only able to support USB 3.0.

Most of the older models of computer to support only USB 2.0. This means that you could make a good deal if you buy laptop cooling pad, but it would be very disappointing that it is not supported by your computer. Some of the stores that we have today in the shop of a "no cash refund" policy for the goods. You have to accept some of the same valueor lesser value that had no desire to buy or did not know what to do. With the steps we have shown, you should be to drastically reduce the possibilities for this problem.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Coolest Laptop Cooling Part 1

It 's amazing how many laptops / notebooks are ineffective heat removal. Laptop Cooling is poor due to disruptions than in my humble opinion. A computer system without good air circulation flowing freely on your hard disk, CPU, motherboard and reduce the battery life is significantly very quickly.

If you've had your computer for many years, could be opened and the dust has cleared. A lot of dust inside your caseAfter a certain time. Case and CPU fans get so dusty that either slow down or stop working completely. The risk of overheating will be an important component is imminent. It is possible that some critical improvements in air circulation to keep your hardware cool-aid. A really good sign you need better airflow in your PC case is when your fans so loud you can not hear yourself think. accumulated dust fans make noise and reduce the critical flow of air thatoverheating problems. The computer will actually slow down and start you strange performance problems and errors, when the heat increases.

If your case and fans are practically free of dust that is trying to look at maybe some good airflow devices on the market. The air flow is necessary to provide more fresh air flow, the better the CPU and other hardware will work. It will also extend the life of expensive computers.

There are some ways to improveCooling your laptop. One might say Turn your home or office air conditioner cool 50 (° F) or 60 (° F) degrees. But this would not be feasible. Also, do not push enough fresh air inside the PC case to make much difference.

What you might want to watch, some fans even secondary to the fact your notebook case. These fans are like secondary external cooling for your notebook adapter. They can not replace your currentFirefox as your fans case fan or CPU motherboard heatsink. Simply add additional air cooler, prevent your computer hardware from overheating.

Hey, who knew the way, the cooler the hardware system will run faster. It's true! The warmer your case, and hardware system is the slowest it. So, in relation to some good air movement Booster, before it's too late!

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Laptop cooling pads for all

Do you have a laptop and where you use most? Knees, in the car on the road, in bed, watching TV - in fact everywhere, because you can take and go.

I find that I use my laptop, mostly on my knees, in bed or favorite chair. After all that is right, why they call it a laptop? Have you noticed, if you (with the laptop for both games, which can result in hours) or just write articles (which isLead to long working hours) to the laptop hot start receiving your legs too? Once you've done your laptop on the bed - I mean just for a bit '? Then you remember where it is and try to pick it up, and it is very hot? My son called me the other day and got his laptop from accidentally turned on in his backpack - he did not for three hours in advance. He said it was so hot that he could not touch. What can you do to prevent the laptop always hot?

There areThree options are top you can look. They are the Belkin Laptop Cooling Pad Belkin power adapter or Lapcool Vantec. All three are worth their money, but everyone has their little quirks, so read for those who find the best for your needs.

Belkin Laptop Cooling Pad cools your computer, very nice. You can buy one at $ 19.95 - $ 29.95. We must avoid a one year warranty, gently sloping wrist strain or for those who have carpel tunnel syndrome, to helpraises the screen to reduce neck tension, fits in any laptop bag, including a useful compartment for USB cable and Grip Pad Round prevent the notebook from slipping from your own.

If you are asked to go on a table, the cooling pad has a built-in support removable, so that air can circulate. There are no bulky adapters to handle large, only a small USB cable, connect your laptop. With all these features, I found it hardbelieve it was so cheap.

Belkin also has another product called AC Adapter Belkin St. This is another great product from Belkin, although not as good as the Belkin cooling stand If you stand on this game, you have to reach back and flip-up flat in the rear of the stand. If you are not careful and blindly fall to flip the disc, you can risk not touch the fan. Now this is not bad, do not cry, but it is an irritating designA defect.

Lapcool Vantec cooler is another great laptop. It comes with a 12-month warranty on parts and labor. The biggest feature is the variable speed, not the other two. It also has four additional USB ports, if you have an old laptop or cheaper, you could have only one USB port. This is useful if you flash drive and other extras to keep a USB port. It also has an eight in a memory card reader. Now, this makes the product almost a mustto buy.

How many people have a digital camera? I know, and I discovered that my computer did not come to the memory card with the camera. So, I always had to connect the camera into the USB port on my pictures or videos to download. That was just an argument and almost insane digital camera not worth it. But with eight in a memory card reader that plugs my camera's memory card and can I change the images in a flash download. And 'cost a bit' more (around $ 47), but if youis a problem with memory cards that can only be worth the money.

Another solution is the Laptop Cooling VIZO Xena Laptop Cooler Mini. This is a cooler miniature "laptop fits the cabinet's and is easy to wear. IT requires no external power supply - Comes with a USB port and is powered directly from the USB port. Finally, another great feature that adjustable feet so you can control the anglefresh air into the case.

In the long run, a laptop cooling pad always makes sense only. The cooler your laptop takes so while you work, no heat, and extends the life of your computer.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

How to Buy Laptop Cooling Pad

When you want to buy laptop cooling pad, there are some things that you should put into consideration. First of all you should check the dimensions of your laptop. Different laptop manufacturers have different sizes of laptops. To be able to know which cooling pad to buy, you would need to have the specific dimensions of your laptop. By using this method you will be able to avoid errors like buying one that is too small for your laptop. So before you buy laptop cooling pad, confirm the length and width of your laptop. The process can be done in two ways.

One of the ways would be by checking the documentation that came with your laptop. This method would proof to be the most useful and hassle free among all of the methods that you will use. For those who for one reason or another don't have their documentation of their laptops, you can find the dimension manually. You will need to use a common flexible tape measure. It really dose not matter what the value of the measurement will be as you can easily convert them to any value once you have the measurements. These are things that most people will ignore when they want to buy one.

You will find that the normal measurements will be given in values of millimeters. A common one will have measurements of about three hundred by about one fifty by twenty millimeters. The second most important thing that you should check is the type of USB support that is supported. You will find that the most recent cooling pads will be only able to support USB 3.0.

Most of the older models of computers which have been in use support only USB 2.0. This means that you might get a good bargain when you buy laptop cooling pad but it would be very disappointing to find that it is not supported by your computer. Some of the stores that we shop in today have a "no money refund on goods" policy. You will have to take something of the same value or lesser value that you had not intended to buy or had no use for. By following the steps that we have shown you, you should be able to drastically reduce the chances of this problem happening to you.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Laptop Computer Cooling Pads For All

Do you have a laptop computer? Where do you use it the most? On your lap, in the car, while traveling, in bed, while watching television - actually anywhere since you can take it and go.

I find that I use my laptop computer the most on my lap, in bed or in my favorite chair. After all that is why they call it a laptop right? Do you notice when you use the laptop either for gaming (which can lead into hours) or just for writing articles (which could lead to long hours too) that the laptop starts to get your legs very hot? Have you ever placed your laptop on the bed - I mean just for awhile? Then you remember where it is and try to pick it up and it is really hot? My son called me the other day and his laptop got accidently turned on in his backpack - he failed to notice for three hours. He said it was so hot he could barely touch it. What can you do to prevent your laptop from getting so hot?

There are three top choices out there you can look at. They are the Belkin Laptop Cooling Pad, Belkin Ac Adapter or the Vantec Lapcool. All three are worth the money, but all have their little quirks, so keep reading to find the one that best fits your needs.

Belkin Laptop Cooling Pad cools your computer very nicely. You can purchase one ranging from $19.95 - $29.95. They have a one year warranty, gentle slope to prevent wrist strain or to help those who have carpel tunnel syndrome, raises the screen to help reduce neck strain, fits into your laptop bag, also contains a convenient compartment for USB cables and grip pads to prevent your laptop from slipping out of your lap.

If you are going to type on a table top, the cooling pad has a built in stand that folds out to allow the air to circulate. There are no big bulky adapters to deal with, just a small USB cord that plugs into your laptop. With all of these features, I found it hard to believe that it was so cheap.

Belkin has another product called the Belkin Ac Adapter Stand. This is also a very good product from Belkin, although it is not as good as the Belkin Cooling stand. When you place this stand on the table, you must reach back and flip up a plate in the rear portion of the stand. If you are not careful and just blindly reach back to flip the plate, you can risk touching the fan. Now this is not too bad, you will not cry, but it is an irritating design flaw.

Vantec Lapcool is another great laptop cooler. It comes with a 12 month parts and labor warranty. The greatest feature was a variable fan speed which the other two did not. It also has four extra USB ports, which if you have an older or cheaper laptop, you might just have one USB port. This comes in handy if you have flash drives and other extras that take a USB port. It also has an eight in one memory card reader. Now this almost makes this product a must buy.

How many people have a digital camera? I do and I found out that my computer did not support the memory card that came with the camera. So, I had to constantly plug the camera into the USB port to download my pictures or videos. This was just a hassle and almost mad the digital camera not worth the effort. But with the eight in one memory card reader, my camera's memory card fits in and I can download the pictures in a flash. It does cost a little bit more (around $47), but if you are having a problem with memory cards this may just be worth the money.

Another laptop cooling solution is the Vizo Xena Mini Laptop Cooler. This is a miniature cooler that can fit into the laptop's cabinet and is easy to carry around. It does not require an external power connection - it comes with a USB connection and draws its power directly from the USB port. And finally, another great feature is that it has adjustable feet so that you can control the angle of the cool air flow in the cabinet.

In the long run, getting a laptop cooling pad just makes sense. Your laptop keeps cooler so while you are working it is not heating you up and it prolongs the life of your computer.

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