Laptop gets over-heated

[neo_ny_23]

Hi,
my Compaq Presario 2500 laptop gets over heated within few moments of use (around 45 minutes to 1 hour of use) and when I am doing long projects which take hours, it randomly freezes every 3 or 4 hours of use and then I have to manualy restart it again to work on it.
I checked the laptop temperature and when I start my laptop its like around 25 to 30 degrees celcius, but soon it gets heated upto 45 or even 50 plus temperatures.
So is thereany way to decrease my laptop temperature or anything I can do to protect it?

[dme]

Overheating was always a problem with the older, non-Centrino notebooks.

Now one of the ways that Centrino technology overcomes the heating problem is by creating more an improved airflow through the notebook, in addition to lowering the power requirements.

The older laptops usually have 2-4 air ducts or openings which may or may not have a fan. Sometimes, these may get slightly clogged by dust, or blocked by an external interferance. Against dust, which is the more obvious issue, a can of Spray Duster would easily reduce the problem. With some of the laptops, which may or may not have air ducts at the bottom, rather than at the back of the laptop. Some devices exist to blow air UNDER the notebook, which has a noticibly cooling effect. in any case, leaving a reasonable gap for air to flow, with or without an external fan, aids in cooling the notebook by creating a greater surface area for conduction to take place.

[erased]

im having the same problem w/my laptop its a Dell Inspiron 1100....but hopefully soon i'll be getting a new one...*prays* lol

[Specialized]

The cooling of the laptop also depends on the air in which it receives in which to cool the laptop. If its getting hot air, it will only be blowing hot air across the components, likely heating them up within the first half hour of use. If you are near air ducts, try to keep the laptop away from indoor heat, as it is especially dangerous, both warm and dry. If you dont have the 20$ to spend on a cooling pad you can make yourself one out of a usb plug and a fan which runs on 5v. this concoction is in no way a liability for myself. If you make the USB adapter, get a plug from something you dont use anymore or order one online. then, connect the fan terminals to the usb plug and test out the fan. If you were good, the fan should work. Place it under the laptop and voila!

[Qwerty]

How about only using your laptop in your freezer?

[David]

What Processor is installed in the laptop? If it is a Mobile CPU, you can clock it down to a slower speed to keep it cooler.

[Specialized]

Considering my previous post, I would highly consider buying a cooling pad since you probably dont want to mess around with soldering components and such. Or, solve the problem indefinitely by buying a larger, more powerful, and thus more power hungry desktop.

I got this cooling pad for my laptop and I've never had problems with my laptop overheating again when I play really demanding games. This is perfect and the top part of it also swivels so you can move your laptop to face another direction without picking it up. I suggest the fan cooling pads only if you have a small laptop, otherwise the fans can block your own on bigger laptops like mine.