Thanks Mark. Effectively I downloaded the HW Monitor and this one is working fine, thanks for the tip. My laptop is a Sony Vaio, not very repairer-friendly 🙂 Temperatures now run around 60 Degrees C but with a cooling pad underneath. Must say that the ambient temperature here in Malaysia is around 30 C and I don't use the air conditioning much. Other problem is the hairy cats but we love them...

Cheers,
Gerald

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Hey Gerald,

Another option for CPU temperature checks could be CPUID HWMonitor, which provides temperature and fan speeds right across the range. I just entered CPU temperature program in the search engine.
As for YouTube videos, I have provided the link to my channel which shows the whole process. In my case, the fan, heat sink and processors were fairly easy to access.

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Good topic, thanks for sharing. My laptop tends to overheat but just the idea of opening it turns me down. There are a few videos on YouTube on how to do it and it is a bit scary... I have done it once and dread to do it again. I don't know why manufacturers cannot build a laptop where the filters and cooling system would be easily accessible without having to disconnect a lot of fragile connectors, remove modules and risk to damage something.
By the way, I downloaded and installed the "Core Temp" software. Unfortunately it hangs up my laptop (Win 7). Any other alternative?

Cheers,
Gerald

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Good job!
In Desktop and laptop 50% problems are due to dust.

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Hey Humberto,

It was funny to see your article when Jestine sent it through as I was busy typing up mine! I always enjoy your articles and obviously 'great minds think alike'! It's good to have such a great knowledge base that we can use in our repairs and then share with others. It is a real privilege to be named on a site with such masters. Many times I do not feel worthy. But hey - you have to start somewhere!

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I agree. There are so many different reasons for the BSOD. In my case it was a simple temperature fault. Easy Fix! Glad you were able to sort out yours and thanks for sharing the information.
I must admit, I have never had any problem removing thermal paste with the Alcohol and a plastic scraper. I guess the main thing is to get rid of the old stuff and add new paste when removing any CPU or GPU's heat sinks.

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Hey Robert,

Yes, I do something similar with my tower with an industrial fan, but at that point I am just avoiding the real issue, which is the accumulation of dust. As soon as the dust is removed the temp drops 40 odd degrees and extra cooling is not needed in many cases. I just get a bit lazy with the cleaning, but suddenly get inspired when it shuts down half way thru a document I am writing and loose my information. Then for some reason it seems more of a priority!

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Hey George,
I hope you turn the power off before you do that!!

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