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Question

Remove Auto Shutdown Due To Overheat (XP Home Edition)

Jul 2, 2012 3:14AM PDT

Hi everyone,

I am newbie here.

I should use my notebook for a longer time than usual.

However, it **** down itself automatically because of overheat.

Does anyone here can tell me how to disable the auto shutdown in Windows XP Home Edition due to overheating?

Best regards

Me

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To fix this we fix the overheat issue.
Jul 2, 2012 3:19AM PDT
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Let's be clear about this
Jul 2, 2012 6:25AM PDT

If your notebook is automatically shutting down due to overheating, isn't that saying something?

Whatever it is saying, I doubt it is saying, 'turn auto-shutdown off' so that it can overheat even more.

Mark

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My guess is that it means ...
Jul 2, 2012 6:46AM PDT

"give me some rest so I can cool down, otherwise I may die".

The best thing the OP can do is to move to the North Pole to use that laptop for such a prolonged time. The next best thing is to do the yearly cleaning of the fans and replace the heat sink on the CPU and the GPU. The next best thing after that is to buy a cooling pad.
With all three solutions combined, there most likely will be no need to crack the BIOS or XP.

Kees

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overheating
Jul 5, 2012 5:11AM PDT

I would recommend disabling it. You could get a laptop cooling stand. If the laptop overheats there may be a bad fan or fan sensor. If so I would call the brand and ask them to fix it or if you are out of warranty you could fix it yourself.

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Just asking
Jul 5, 2012 5:15AM PDT

Why would you recommend that? What technical reason?

Mark

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overheating
Jul 5, 2012 8:46AM PDT

I would recommend that because if the computer overheats something could go wrong. Such as not working computer parts and loss of data. Also if the computer overheats and it shuts itself off it is to prevent damage. This is why I recommend to not disable it.

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overheating
Jul 5, 2012 5:21AM PDT

I mean that you should not disable it.

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RE: Oberheating
Jul 5, 2012 6:42PM PDT

I had already use a notebook cooling pad but still had the autoshutdown because of the overheating.

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Then it's time for ....
Jul 5, 2012 6:47PM PDT

better measures:
- reapply heat paste
- clear the fans
- replace non-working fans

Kees

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And just for the record
Jul 6, 2012 12:47AM PDT

And just for the record, since it seems so many people forget fundamental grade school physics... Heat RISES, so putting some kind of cooling pad on the BOTTOM of a laptop is going to have a minimal effect if that. Those cooling pads are scams IMO, little more than a placebo to make people feel all warm and fuzzy about having done something about the problem, when in reality it's like relying on the overflow drain in your sink (that little hole near the top edge) to counter the effects of a faucet that won't turn off. Best case scenario, you're managing the problem, you're not actually doing anything to solve the problem like calling a plumber (which would be akin to Kees' suggestions).

Call me crazy, but I prefer to cure the disease whenever possible, not simply treat the symptoms in perpetuity.