XWrench3
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My wife just bought a used HP-Compaq laptop off from ebay. this is our first laptop, so we knew there would be some adjustments getting used to it. i am not sure, but i think it is overheating, causing the computer to shut down. she has only used it a few times, and 1&1/2 hours is the longest she has had it on. when she has the laptop open and running, it works fine. but if she shuts the screen, it turns off, and will not come back on until it sits for roughly 45 minutes or so. she says that after a while, it gets pretty warm. warm enough that it is uncomfortable sitting on her legs. is this pretty common with laptops? or is there an issue with it that needs to be looked at. i have seen "cooling pads" that are being sold. i do not know if they are for the computers benefit, or for the persons though. if it was just uncomfortable, and did not turn off. i would be much less concerned. but with it turning off, and refusing to power back up, that makes me think something elese is wrong. i know on our desk compouter, we need to remove the side cover to clean the insides of dust and accumulated dirt. does this need to be done every year with a loaptop as well? is it as simple as removing some screws, and lifting the bottom case apart, then blowing it out with compressed air?