Can constantly charging your laptop cause it to get hot and shut off?

Question

I have an HP laptop. I have had it for little over a year. Well it gets hot at the bottom sometimes, even when I have it up at an angle as to not be on the couch, bed, my legs... But when it gets hot, it turns off on its own. I have to let it cool for a few minutes before I turn it back on, but that takes like 5 minutes or so.
Could this be because I constantly have the laptop plugged in?? So its always charging?? I do this because the computer tells me that the battery is messed up.

Would replacing the battery, and not always having it plugged in, and using a can of compressed air to blow the dust of the fan help to make it not turn off?? I also plan on getting one of those cooling things for under the laptop...
Any advice or suggestions??? Maybe it could be something else that is causing it to turn off and take awhile to turn back on??

Answer 1

Use a vacuum (off) or compressed air (on). You may have take it to a shop to open it up to clean out all the dust stuck in it. The computer should be left on so the fan keeps running when it gets too got. A cooling pad is a good idea too.

Answer 2

Cooling trays are wonderful things...have one for my laptop, and have never regretted it!

(When you buy one, remember to keep the fans clear of obstructions, and the intake vents not be blocked by anything!)



But, from the sound of it, and the way you're using (the laptop) (now), you have all but hopelessly clogged the wee puir beastie, which means that you'll have to have it cleaned. You should NEVER have the laptop on your lap, a couch, bed, etc. The lap is not anywhere near dangerous to the laptop (but it is to your reproductive potential if you're a guy) as the others.



Whenever you place a laptop onto a soft surface, it sinks in, which means the vents are blocked, so your laptop can only dump heat via radiating it. That is bad for the computer. Given the fact that you say it has overheated on multiple occasions, you have probably caused some damage to the CPU and possibly other components.



As for leaving the laptop always plugged in, no that in and of itself will NOT harm the battery (assuming the battery is/was in good condition when purchased). When your laptop is turned on, the voltage that the laptop doesn't use is shunted into the battery to "top it off" if it needs it. If it doesn't, it's not used. (The power brick is supposed to prevent excess electricity from reaching the laptop.)



That having been said, to keep the battery in good health, you *do* have to allow it to discharge periodically. If you don't, the total amount of power the battery can deliver actually shrinks, even if the total amount storable doesn't.



Have a PROFESSIONAL tech who does this for a living look at your laptop and figure out what is wrong. If (s)he can fix it, great! If (s)he can't, buy a new one and treat it better! (Yes, that means using the compressed air on it regularly.)



Remember...dust is an insulator. The dustier the interior of your laptop (or desktop), the slower the heat leeches away, which means the components are working at higher than optimal temperatures, and heat is your computer's enemy!

Answer 3

The problem is you are covering up the vents (both the inlet and outlet) by putting it on couches, beds etc.Of course it is going to overheat. Just put it on a hard, flat surface such as a tray. Laptops are designed to shut town once the CPU gets above a certain temperature - to prevent damage.

Answer 4

A laptop overheats from running too many things at once. It does NOT overheat from being plugged in. Try running one thing at a time. :)



Also, you need to buy a new battery if your battery is messed up.



P.S.: The cooling things dont work, unless you buy the most expensive kind.

Answer 5

I have the same problem! and HP!