[Cialug] OT: Two hardware problems

[Dave Hala Jr]

They have a number of cooling pads at Wal Mart and Staples as well.


On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 09:03 -0600, Jeffrey Ollie wrote:
> I found this laptop cooling pad at Target a while back for my wife's
> laptop which was having the same problem.  Basically it was this pad
> that the laptop sits on and plugs into a USB port to power extra fans
> to help cool the laptop.  I think it was made by Belkin but I'd have
> to go home and look at it to be sure.
> 
> On Feb 18, 2011 8:56 AM, "Rob Miller" <robarooney at gmail.com> wrote:
> > What would listers recommend for cooling a laptop that overheats and
> shuts
> > itself off, without warning? My wife uses a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion
> dv5
> > laptop for a lot of her web design work. I think the laptop is
> overheating
> > and that's causing it to shut-off. Kathy can't use it and she's had
> a
> > problem with starting up after one of these shut-off incidents. She
> took
> > the laptop to a local shop because something had gotten corrupted
> when the
> > laptop shut itself down. I'm sorry but I don't have the paperwork
> > explaining the problem and solution. We'd appreciate any
> suggestions.
> > 
> > Also, the Samsung SyncMaster monitor that she uses isn't working (It
> blinks
> > off and on) and we're wondering if anyone has a "square" flatscreen
> monitor
> > for sale?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Rob Miller
> > West DM
> 
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