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 > > Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com