I've been experiencing problems with my laptop lately. I'v been getting messages that my laptop is overheating and that I should shut it down and send it back to the manufacturer. I have a Toshiba 2012 laptop, so it may be time for an upgrade, but I also want to get the most out of it as I can. My laptop makes a ton of noise, and when I mean a ton, I mean a ton of noise. It seems to work fine but randomly shuts down at times. I've tried cleaning it as seen on videos online, but it hasn't done much. So should I just get a new laptop at this point or try something else?

Thank you

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Posted by tigers win2

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Posted on 2/6/16 at 7:29 am to zonk33

You need to post this on the Tech Board.

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Posted by Spankum

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Posted on 2/6/16 at 5:17 pm to zonk33

I am not sure what you did to clean it, but I typically blow all of the dust out of mine with canned air a couple of times per year....

fwiw, it sounds to me like you have a fan or two that is going out...have you looked to see if the fans are turning when this happens? I am betting that you probably have one fan that does not work and another that is making noise because it is going out...

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Posted by MykTide

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Posted on 2/7/16 at 1:15 pm to zonk33

Have pets?

Vacuum the air vents on your laptop. May sound dumb, but works like a charm.

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Posted by airfernando

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Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:24 pm to MykTide

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Vacuum the air vents on your laptop. May sound dumb, but works like a charm.

This is correct. I have a Toshiba that is similar and have to take it apart occasionally and clean the vent out. It will get just like a dryer vent. 99% chance that solves it. If not, the other two possibilities are virus/malware or thermal paste on cpu/heatsink is getting old.

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Posted by Upperdecker