Laptop Heat

Why does my laptop heat up so quickly and easily?

I have a laptop that easily overheats when left one by itself for an hour or so (no activity). I found it only contains one fan. And my Core temperatures average 68-76 Degrees Celsius. I borrowed my friend's laptop cooler and it kept it my laptop pretty cold. But I didn't have a temperature monitor when I had borrowed it and he had taken it back a few days ago. Any advice would be most helpful. The model of the laptop is a HP DV9010CA

Public Comments

1. a single fan isnt uncommon, thats how they keep them quiet. some dont have any fans. there were an entire line of sony batteries that were recently recalled because of excessive overheating. these batteries ended up in everything...sonys, apples, lenovos, hps,compaqs, etc. yours might have one of these batteries. plus, some laptops do heat up pretty bad, but they generally do run that way. ie. while they are great computers, ive found that there was a few toshibas that had a retarded cooling system (that would pick up dust and lint and, as a result, clog very easily)... and some hps that did also (like an exaust on the bottom where your lap would normally cover it). try checking with hp to find out if there were any recalls for your computer.
2. check the settings in bios on startup, when it stars click F8, go into bios check the settings for the fan, you might have it off or the internal fan went bad....
3. I just replied to virtually the same question so I'll just copy my previous answer here as it applies. If your laptop is getting uncomfortably hot then you are running the processor too hard. You can check your CPU load in Task Manager (right-click on task bar, select Task Manager), or better yet visually monitor CPU and much more with apps like DesktopSidebar or Sysmetrix http://www.desktopsidebar.com/ http://www.xymantix.com/sysmetrix/ These will help you identify processor robbing processes and apps and perhaps let you control what's going on. Then your system will not only run cooler but faster, too. Oh, also pick up a can of the compressed air meant for cleaning electronics and use it to blow out all the vents on your machine. You would be amazed how much heat-trapping dust builds up in the fan and vents.