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Laptop overheats in middle of windows restore!

by demohunto May 17, 2009 6:11AM PDT

My laptop was running extremely slow, and it kept overheating even with a cooler under it. I thought the solution was to do a windows restore, but when I started to do it, the laptop overheated in the middle of the restore. My computer doesn't even start now, and every time I try to do to a windows restore my laptop turns off in the middle of the windows restore. Are there any solutions?

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No make and model. But let me share.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator May 17, 2009 7:27AM PDT

Just last week I repaired the usual busted laptop power jack and while I was inside the laptop I pulled the heatsink fan unit to add a drop of heatsink compound as well as get all the vents clean. I mean SPOTLESS CLEAN.

The unit no longer overheats.
Bob

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