Someone please help in a hurry, I don’t want it to get overheated and get permanently messed up. It’s also a Toshiba laptop, if that helps.
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Oh, my bad. Well here's what I know: Operating system: Windows 98 Laptop (like I said in my post) Model:75164708K Toshiba (like I said in my post) No error messages So odd noises, but the area around the keyboard is scalding hot. Haven't installed any hardware or anything. This came right out of nowhere.
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*No odd noises.
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OK, there are two main alternatives: 1) the laptop is giving problems, i.e. the USB port has no power. (I take it that the cooler is USB powered?). Doesn't your Toshiba have two USB ports? Test the other one! Or test the same port, but with something else that requires power. (My laptop closes an USB port when it is overloaded by something taking too much power, but it reconnects it when I restart). 2) The cooler has a malfunction, hopefully just a contact issue. But a cooler is very cheap, at least the type that you place the rear end of the laptop onto. One way is of course to bring your laptop to the shop, and test another cooler. If that works, your cooler is broken. If your cooler is new, ask for a replacement. I don't know if it is worth any repair hours to fix it, I would personally open it myself to see if I could find something to fix. The fans themselves are fairly good and are not likely to break down soon, at least not both of them. So I guess it's something simplier. In the meantime while finding out, place your laptop so the air can pass underneath it, and don't block any air intakes. And don't leave it running when you don't use it!