I had one of the older Dells that would shut off when it got too hot. I took
it apart and peeled the bottom cover (underneath) of the keyboard and never
had an overheat problem since. Just don't dump anything on the keyboard !



-----Original Message-----
From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Mayer SC
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 1:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Dell laptop


You may want to check with Dell to see if the battery is one of those 
that have a known overheating problem. If so, replacing the battery, 
with financial rebate, may be the way to go rather than replacing the 
laptop.

Tom

On 1/13/2010 9:09 AM, Peter Shkabara wrote:
> Rick's comments are very valid and good suggestion. Unfortunately, my 
> daughter's Vaio S360 gets quite hot even with a cooling pad that has 
> fans running. With the pad it is usable; without the pad, and on a 
> flat surface, even the palm rest area gets uncomfortable. I already 
> tried to blow out any accumulated dust that may have impacted cooling, 
> but that did not seem to help much.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Glazier [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Dell laptop
>
> I never put my Laptop on my lap unless it is on a flat hard surface. I 
> use an old piece of Oak Shelving. There are several vent intakes on 
> the bottom of mine, and the fan would starve for air.
>
> Rick Glazier
>
>    

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