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    casieboy Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 26, 2011, 11:40 AM
    My laptop getting so hot.
    Hi In am using a compaq laptop from two years but now it getting so hot sometimes(cooling fan is running properly)
    What can I do?
    Thanks
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    Nov 26, 2011, 11:48 AM
    My wife bought a stand for hers ,
    It holds it at an angle and has a fan on it ,hers would get hot and shut off .
    She says it works fine now.
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    Nov 26, 2011, 01:13 PM
    Also make sure you blow out the vents as they do get easily clogged with household dust and dirt.
    Easily done with a tin of compressed air, available from most electrical shops..
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