Laptop shut off while watching HBOMax last night

Post #437,134 by drook 11/10/20 9:34:31 AM 11/10/20 9:34:31 AM Reply	Laptop shut off while watching HBOMax last night I'm assuming it was a heat issue, but I'd like to be sure. I was watching in bed and suspect the comforter blocked the fan exhaust. -- Drew
Post #437,137 by pwhysall 11/10/20 11:22:35 AM 11/10/20 11:22:35 AM Reply	Watch your television in the living room, like a civilised human being, then. :p But yes. Watching streaming video shouldn't impose the kind of load that causes a modern CPU to thermally cut-out. Unless you cook it, like it sounds you did. As you have discovered, in addition to making you an uncivilised colonial baboon, using a laptop in bed is double trouble - not only is it trivial to block the vents, but also you don't feel the warmth if your duvet is thick. Try stress-testing it in ideal conditions (on a table, frample), and see if it repeats.
Post #437,141 by drook 11/10/20 11:46:35 AM 11/10/20 11:46:35 AM Reply	Oh, this thing is far from modern I haven't bought a new laptop for myself since work started providing them. I'm not a gamer, so streaming video has been the most taxing thing I'm doing. Now with HD and (I'm guessing) some of the newer codecs being a bit harder on the CPU - onboard video, so no help there - I'm finally getting to the limits of what it can handle. -- Drew
Post #437,142 by pwhysall 11/10/20 11:47:49 AM 11/10/20 11:47:49 AM Reply	Lid off, clean out the remnants of you
Post #437,247 by scoenye 11/13/20 4:56:08 PM 11/13/20 4:56:08 PM Reply	^^ this ^^ The heat sink fins are more than likely clogged with a mat of dust and debris. (Try to get a hold of a service manual. Anything less than 10 years old is scary to get into and cleaning the heat sink may involve breaking the thermal bond with the CPU.)

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