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Laptop Overheating problem: Cant' find spare part.

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sudisha Original post #1
Apr 26, 2014 at 9:26 PM
Hi Friends:

My Laptop, HP Pavilion dv4-t 1600 running on intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia Geforce with cuda, Windows 7 64 bit home edition; is overheating and shutting down automatically. I asked HP service center but they can give support to Hardware's bought in abroad. They also doesn't have necessary spare part.

I am looking for Heat-sink. Can I get one in India? Please suggest.

Thank you.
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nandu26 #2
Apr 27, 2014 at 11:32 AM
Are you sure that the problem is with overheating? may be its power adapter failed. C

Can you remove the battery and directly connect to AC power? You should use good quality power strips like belkin to do this.
seamon
seamon #3
Apr 27, 2014 at 11:47 AM
nandu26 said:
Are you sure that the problem is with overheating? may be its power adapter failed. C

Can you remove the battery and directly connect to AC power? You should use good quality power strips like belkin to do this.
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Are you suggesting that he should connect a DC rechargeable battery to AC power?
:lol: The battery would blow up.
Nerevarine
Nerevarine #4
Apr 27, 2014 at 11:54 AM
Open the laptop, take out the heatsink, and using a cloth dipped in alcohol, slowly clean the innads of the window/fan area.. Usually overheating in old laptops is because of accumulation of dust around the air filters that clog the ventilation..
Do it and temperatures should drop by around ~5C...
You can go to a 3rd party TRUSTED repair shop to do it for you