New York Laptop / PC / MAC Repair

Overheating in Laptop/MAC/PC can kill your device.  Overheating damages the CPU, the graphics card, the motherboard,  and just about any major computer component of the Laptop/MAC/PC.

For the most part preventing your Laptop/MAC/PCs  from overheating isn’t a daunting task.  It does, however, require the owners of Laptop/MAC/PCs to be diligent with care and maintenance of their devices.  Following a few simple tips can preventing overheating in Laptop/MAC/PCs.  New York Laptop Repair recommends the following tips.  By doing so, the Laptop/MAC/PCs will perform optimally and function for its allocated lifespan (as long as there are no other problems with the device).

Do not block the vent.  By blocking the vent, the user is cutting off the the vital opening needed to get rid of the heat generated by the computer components throughout the Laptop/MAC/PC.  The heated air needs to circulated out of the Laptop/MAC/PC otherwise the system will overheat and automatically shut down.  The automatic shut down is the last ditch effort of the Laptop/MAC/PC trying to prevent itself from destroying the computer components.  If this is something that has already happened multiple times to the user, it’s already likely the computer has sustain some amount of damage from overheating and the user has unknowingly cut the lifespan of the Laptop/MAC/PC (that is if the Laptop/MAC/PC is working).

Always clean the PC or laptop making sure it’s not dusty.  This is a Laptop/MAC/PC killer.  Dust is not the only thing that applies here.  Pet fur falls into this category.  Dust/fur builds up inside the computer.  Dust accumulates around the vents there by blocking it (see above!).  Also dust gets inside the computer which will settle onto the computer components and will eventually trap in heat onto the device itself.  This is incredibly bad for any computer component but it’s doom for the CPU which is the part of the Laptop/MAC/PC that runs and gives off the most heat.  If the CPU (or motherboard) is the Laptop/MAC/PC component that fails due to overheating, it would cost more to fix that device than it would to simply replace it with a Laptop/MAC/PC.  But considering how much money was spend in the first place to buy the Laptop/MAC/PC it makes more sense to just keep the Laptop/MAC/PC clean from dust or fur so that the device can function for its entire lifespan.

Leave space between the bottom of the laptop and a hard surface.  Yes, you read that right–space between bottom of the laptop and every hard surface!  It’s not enough to just place the laptop on a hard surface that may or may not produce heat.  Depending on the type of laptop the user owns, the vents can be either on the sides of the device or on the bottom.  Again, by placing the laptop onto a  hard surface, the user is blocking the vent.  Even if the vents are not located on the bottom of the laptop, all of the major computer components are located there.  If the laptop stays on the surface long enough, it will heat up the space below it and the heat now coming  from that space will cause the laptop to overheat quickly.  The user should invest in getting a laptop stand or even better, a cooling pad for the laptop.  A cooling pad is a laptop stand with extra fans that blow cool air onto the bottom of the laptop.  When buying a cooling pad, do some research.   The user should get a cooling pad which had fans positioned strategically.  For example, if the laptop has vents on the bottom, then the fans of the cooling pad should be around or away from the vents.  You don’t want to end up with a cooling pad that is blowing air into the vents that is trying to get rid of heated air.  It defeats the purpose and you will probably cause the laptop to overheat.

Do not place laptops on bedding or pillows.  This should be a given however, New York Laptop Repair has seen plenty of cases where this is the reason for a laptop to overheat.  Bedding and pillows trap heat!  Working on your bed may be comfortable but this practice will overheat you laptop.  Get a cooling pad or laptop stand if you are going to use the laptop on the bed.

Again, New York Laptop Repair recommends to follow these basic tips for optimal longevity for PC’s and Laptops.  Also New York Laptop Repair strongly encourages you to buying a cooling pad.