| 8/7/2013 1:01:05 PM |
Laptop ( a burning smell) |
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jla3767
Brookville, PA
49, joined Oct. 2012
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I got a Toshiba Satellite laptop
Just started yesterday shortly after I turned it on I could smell
something burning reminded me of the smell a hair blower gives off
when hot.
I cleaned it made sure fans are working , battery is out of it.
Had a fan underneath laptop ever since I have had it ( roughly 3 years)
any help would be appreciated in helping with this issue
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| 8/7/2013 5:31:36 PM |
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tim1_2004
Williston, ND
27, joined May. 2012
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Those fans are usually trouble. They either blow the hot air back into the unit or cover the vents of the laptop.
You probably fried/overheated your card.
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| 8/7/2013 5:33:19 PM |
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jla3767
Brookville, PA
49, joined Oct. 2012
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ok thanks
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| 8/9/2013 5:24:17 AM |
Laptop ( a burning smell) |
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abbalahdun
Omaha, NE
44, joined Feb. 2010
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Missing info needed.
Does it still boot? If not then definitely a cooked mainboard. You don't have to power it up long to test this "just boot to splash screen for Toshiba and power off".
If all is well booting fans spin etc, try reapplying thermal paste to the chips under the heat sinks.
Thermal paste dries up and becomes ineffective over time. If your comfortable disassembling the laptop remove the heat sink "or sinks if more than 1 is present". Wipe them and the chips underneath that have paste on them clean with dry static free wipe then reapply a small dab of paste to the chips "apply paste only the chips you removed paste from" and reassemble.
Note don't use junk thermal paste especially on a laptop. Arctic Silver, Indigo Extreme, Noctua, are all good choices, anyone telling you that the brand does not matter is I.M.O. daft. You want a thermal paste with a short cure time and maximum heat transference Especially in a laptop.
Also I know the following doesn't help now, but I'm adding this for the record.
Toshiba's & certain HP's regardless of the commercials are horribly engineered for heat dissipation. Cheap thermal paste combined with hot zones of zero airflow, and inadequately sized cooling fans and heat sinks. Usually make them prone to overheating and popping BGA soldered chips on the mainboard loose. Usually shortly after the warranty expires.
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| 8/9/2013 11:47:36 AM |
Laptop ( a burning smell) |
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hopeguz3
Canton, GA
23, joined Feb. 2011
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Try replacing your CPU fan
It may be time
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| 8/9/2013 12:45:15 PM |
Laptop ( a burning smell) |
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jla3767
Brookville, PA
49, joined Oct. 2012
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Missing info needed.
Does it still boot? If not then definitely a cooked mainboard. You don't have to power it up long to test this "just boot to splash screen for Toshiba and power off".
If all is well booting fans spin etc, try reapplying thermal paste to the chips under the heat sinks.
Thermal paste dries up and becomes ineffective over time. If your comfortable disassembling the laptop remove the heat sink "or sinks if more than 1 is present". Wipe them and the chips underneath that have paste on them clean with dry static free wipe then reapply a small dab of paste to the chips "apply paste only the chips you removed paste from" and reassemble.
Note don't use junk thermal paste especially on a laptop. Arctic Silver, Indigo Extreme, Noctua, are all good choices, anyone telling you that the brand does not matter is I.M.O. daft. You want a thermal paste with a short cure time and maximum heat transference Especially in a laptop.
Also I know the following doesn't help now, but I'm adding this for the record.
Toshiba's & certain HP's regardless of the commercials are horribly engineered for heat dissipation. Cheap thermal paste combined with hot zones of zero airflow, and inadequately sized cooling fans and heat sinks. Usually make them prone to overheating and popping BGA soldered chips on the mainboard loose. Usually shortly after the warranty expires.
thanks yes the laptop still boots up and matter of fact I am using it to write this message now.
I did what the first poster recommended and my laptop has quit
feeling hot and giving off a burnt smell
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| 8/10/2013 10:52:10 AM |
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joat111026
Port Saint Lucie, FL
52, joined Oct. 2011
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If you can dismantle it, open it up and clean the inside thoroughly!
Check the CPU, see if the CPU thermal paste is still good. If not, clean it thoroughly with alcohol and lint free cloth or paper and put a dab of thermal paste.
Clean the fan throughly too, including the keyboard section, and vent.
as one says see if the CPU fan is still working, if not replace it!
[Edited 8/10/2013 10:53:22 AM ]
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| 8/15/2013 7:49:12 AM |
Laptop ( a burning smell) |
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knight_on_horse
Dothan, AL
53, joined Aug. 2013
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You need to set your power settings
Plugged in - Hard drive off - 5 to 15 min. Saying never makes the hard drive function when it does not need to causing it to get hot.
Turbo mode or Economy.....
AVG PC Repair is the best for these settings
Replacing parts and fans will only case the same problems. May people never set the power settings and wind up blaming the MFG for the problems.
A good anti-virus program also eliminates this problem
Computers need Maintenance just like cars. Sometimes daily or weekly
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