My Toshiba Satellite laptop has this problem. But, there's a catch: I'm pretty computer illiterate and don't know how to fix it. [more inside]
posted by Ms. Saint on Jun 11, 2008 - 9 answers

Please help me figure out how to access the heatsink on my laptop. [more inside]
posted by poweredbybeard on May 27, 2008 - 9 answers

I have a hot laptop. In fact, it's so hot that I can't even touch it. Is this normal? Or has the fan given up? [more inside]
posted by jonathanbell on Nov 29, 2007 - 11 answers

I'm having problems with my Dell laptop regularly overheating and causing everything to slowly freeze up, but I can't figure out the causality... [more inside]
posted by griphus on Mar 10, 2007 - 15 answers

I have a laptop computer that is used almost exclusively on a glass table. It has had problems with overheating in the past; one the fans has gone out and had to be replaced. Does it make a difference what kind of surface I have the laptop on and is glass a poor choice for a its workspace?
posted by Ber on Sep 29, 2005 - 9 answers

Is it a bad idea to run the Folding@Home client on a laptop? [more inside]
posted by knave on Apr 19, 2005 - 11 answers

Why do certain Windows applications eat up 100% of my CPU processing capacity, and what can I do about it? This just happened when I started up Zelda Classic, and happens with my SNES emulator. Additional clues and oddities under the fold, Cartalk-style. [more inside]
posted by Saucy Intruder on Mar 22, 2005 - 14 answers