D620 laptop gets hot when being used?

[jackofalltrades]

When I use my D620 laptop for an hour or so it tends to get real hot anyone else see such heat issues with this model?

 

[Burpo]

That's an old laptop and yes, the fans either quit or are caked with dirt & vents clogged. Blowing out vents with air may help, but it may possibly need a disassemble & clean.. Can you hear a fan running? May need a new one if you can't..

 

[ninaholic37]

I'd also check to make sure your Power Scheme is not set to "Home/Office Desk" or "High Performance", that might keep your CPU at the max frequency even when it's not really doing anything:

Windows XP: http://qwertytutorials.com/software_tutorials/windows_xp/change_power_xp.php
Windows 7: http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-prevent-your-laptop-from-overheating-windows-7/

"Max Battery" is a good one. You can test if it's working right with CPU-Z:
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Your core speed should say something like 997Mhz most of the time.

 

[skyking]

No problems with mine, so I would follow those suggestions above. FYI my power scheme is portable/laptop.

 

[Blue_Max]

I had one of those, and its successor the D630. No big heat issues surfing or playing Master of Orion2

 

[jackofalltrades]

good advice everyone thanks

 

[jackofalltrades]

I had checked hardware first but never thought to modify the processor state, this helped alot!