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Hi,

I'm working as a software engineer, i'm using a laptop in office use, for 8 hrs continues, my laptop has 3 - 4 yrs of old, it producing more heating, cant able to keep my left hand, that much heat coming, what shall i do? any health problem will come because of this heat? Kindly anybody guide me.


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Santhya

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— several replies have already covered common fixes, and because you say the fan was cleaned but the temperature did not improve, use a short, structured troubleshooting approach to find the real cause before replacing parts.

First, measure. Install a hardware-monitoring tool (examples: HWMonitor, Core Temp, Open Hardware Monitor) and record the temperatures at idle and while doing a light task (web browsing or a 10‑minute video). Note which sensor runs hottest (CPU package/cores, GPU, battery, or motherboard). Also open Task Manager/Resource Monitor to check for sustained high CPU or GPU usage — a background process can drive heat without any hardware fault. If modest activity produces sustained core temperatures near or above ~90°C, that indicates the cooling system is not coping.

Second, try non-invasive mitigations and checks that haven’t been mentioned yet: update the laptop firmware/BIOS and chipset drivers (fan-control and power profiles are often fixed by updates); boot a Linux live USB to rule out an OS-level problem; temporarily limit CPU boost by setting the Windows power plan “Maximum processor state” to 99% or using a low-power profile to see if temperatures fall. If the battery area is unusually hot, or the battery looks swollen, stop using the battery — a failing battery can be dangerous.

If monitoring shows normal fan speeds but high temperatures even with low CPU load, internal cooling hardware (heatpipe/heatsink/contact surfaces) is likely degraded and generally requires service. Health-wise, warm laptop surfaces are uncomfortable but not usually harmful short-term; prolonged direct heat against skin can cause irritation, so avoid long direct contact and use a lap desk until the root cause is fixed. If the laptop emits smoke, very high heat, or the battery is hot to touch, power it down and seek repair immediately.

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A laptop cooler might be a good idea. They are widely available and quite cheap.

The other thing you could do is use an air line to blow any dust out of it. Make sure it's switched off before doing this as the fan will be spun by the air and could cause damage if the laptop is running at the time.

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A laptop cooler might be a good idea. They are widely available and quite cheap.

The other thing you could do is use an air line to blow any dust out of it. Make sure it's switched off before doing this as the fan will be spun by the air and could cause damage if the laptop is running at the time.

Hi,

i have clean the fan too. there is no change in laptop heat, still it was not reduced the heat. can u able to give me any other idea. due to this heat, any health problem with come. kindly tell me please


Regards,
Santhya

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It may be cause due to bad battery

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Your laptop is quite old, better open it up and clean the fan, temps problem might be due to dust clog in the fan fins. Again check the processor, the TIM might have dried u, you can try re-applying a fresh layer of TIM

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Same problem arise in my laptop. so my computer repair friend, clean all the dust and check all part and also tell me when you have work with your Laptop, during that time give the support to your laptop like put laptop on book and other things.
otherwise after sometimes they display blue screen. may be become crash your system.

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