When it comes to electronics overheating is a primary concern over the years. The problem is becoming worse as scientists are trying to fit as many transistors as they can into a small chip. However, the effort is welcome because it is making devices to get faster and smaller at the same time. Also, it reduces the energy required to power them. However, with all these heat generating parts located close together the result is concentrated heat and an increased risk for overheating to occur. When your laptop overheats, there is an increased risk of it failing.
Scientists know well about the problem of overheating an electronics. It is the reason why built a heat sink into your laptop and added a fan to it. However, with bad practices, the system may fail to work efficiently leaving your laptop to overheat. You can ensure your laptop does not overheat by doing the following:
i) Never place the machine on something soft such a cushion when it is running. A common practice that is likely to cause this is putting the laptop on your bed. It is because these soft materials can block the machine’s vents which are critical to cooling. The machine will be unable to get the hot air out and cold air in leading to overheating.
ii) When you finish using the machine at the end of the day just shut it off to avoid any unnecessary heating. Also, if you use it intermittently during the day, you should let it go into standby when not used for a specified period. It will reduce the heat output from the components. You don’t need to accomplish this manually. You set the laptop to automatically get into standby and even shut down after the periods that you desire.
iii) Never place the laptop in a bag when it is still running. It is because in the bag there is no exchange of air. Therefore, all the heat produced by the laptop will accumulate in the bag, and it will become very hot.
iv) Dust is prevalent in our environment. It can accumulate on the laptop’s air vents which are critical to achieving cooling. It will hinder efficient exchange of air from taking place leading to overheating. Removing this dust is easy, you can just use a blower.
