I am not a fan
By AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
Boston, Massachusetts
November 12, 2015 10:43am CST
I may have unjustly accused Microsoft of screwing up my computer with their updates yesterday, because my computer just shut itself down again.
And there is that burning, electrical smell.
Been through this before - most likely a fan.
So, now I have to open the case, see if it's dusty and dirty inside (of course it is). I could hear the fan running, so it's not dead. But the computer is overheating.
I am trying to write this on The Boy's laptop. This has only taken me about 20 minutes. I just cannot type on these things.
Be back later, I hope. Cross your fingers.
I am not a fan of overheating computers.
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21 responses
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
12 Nov 15
That's nice of you to admit it wasn't them! They got hot fast if dust builds up.
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@seren3 (387)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Nov 15
My laptop computer started overheating recently. I discovered on youtube the air intakes and exhausts must be vacuumed once a month. And I bought a cooler on Amazon too. 3 fans that circulate under it. For my desk top I keep a small fan running on it all the time it's on.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
12 Nov 15
just had a 14 part updateyesterday. Luckily I wasn;t in a hurry to get anywhere! LOL
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Nov 15
A desktop computer does build up fluff and dust at a fair rate because the fan is constantly drawing the atmosphere into the case. I hope that it is just a matter of too much dust, which is soon solved.
Faulty components can often draw too much power and overheat. This would simply require replacing the component. The worst scenario that I had was when my PSU developed a fault and began to overheat, which resulted in the computer working fine for around 20 to 30 minutes then going into a rapid reboot sequence.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
13 Nov 15
@Rollo1 Mine was quite amusing when I look back at the incident. It took me a while to realise what was actually happening. Once the PSU became hot it crowbarred, thus cutting the power and shutting the computer off. However, as soon as Windows cut out it could not detect a problem and began to boot, then as it started it detected the problem and shut off again.
This caused a rapid reboot cycle and it took me hours to realise what was happening.
@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Nov 15
No, me either and I hate so very much computer issues. Hope you are able to fix this. Good luck!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
12 Nov 15
oohhhh dear .... I hope you manage to get it sorted soon, and that it's not an expensive problem ...
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
12 Nov 15
I hope you can solve the issue and be back
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@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
13 Nov 15
I don't blame you for being concerned. Hope it's not more serious than it seems.
@silvermist (19701)
• India
12 Nov 15
@Rollo1 Sorry about your problems with the computer.Hopefully,the problem is solved and you can be active here soon.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Nov 15
I hope some cleaning and a fan rep later you are good, although burning smells are never good
@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
13 Nov 15
New updates are really problems for PCs with old hardware. New software demands new hardware, because manufacturers of hardwares are developers of software business friends
@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
13 Nov 15
I have been cleaning out my computer every so often to make sure the fans don't get too dirty.
