i had the same problem with my tosh,i gave the fan a light vacum and has
never done it since



<fiveoh1s@msn.com> wrote in message
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> I have used it in the past, great little program.  It doesn't work on my
> ComPal/Toshiba.  You can use it to turn the fan on & off at will.  I've
> owned nearly 20 Toshiba's and had to replace only 1 fan.
>
> "M J Schreiber" <mjsch@pro-ns.net> wrote in message
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> > Thanks Fiveoh. Have you, or has anybody out there, tried this
fan-control
> > program? I'm wondering if a fan which is running all the time would be
> > prone
> > to premature wear and failure.
> > Mike
> > <fiveoh1s@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:G3cEf.6272$2O6.5185@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> >> There is a fan control program here:
> >>
> >> http://www.buzzard.me.uk/toshiba/windows.html
> >>
> >> It works on SOME Toshibas
> >>
> >> My A70 does the same thing, it's the first Toshiba (well that's what
the
> >> logo says) I've had with intakes on the bottom.  I guess the big rubber
> > feet
> >> on the bottom should've been a clue.  I realized I was blocking the air
> >> intakes by using my 'Laptop' on my lap!
> >>
> >> "RichK" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:iSwDf.23857$F_3.8319@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
> >> > You probably didn't do any long-term harm.  It will run cooler on a
> >> > hard
> >> > surface.  Besides being soft, your lap is warm, which is not ideal.
I
> > am
> >> > surpriced it didn't cool off enough between wherever you were and
home.
> >> > Did the fan come on?
> >> > "M J Schreiber" <mjsch@pro-ns.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:43de7a15$0$49535$8046368a@newsreader.iphouse.net...
> >> >> My new Satellite A105-2716 cut out on me all of a sudden the other
> >> >> day.
> > I
> >> >> was cruising the web with a WiFi connection while listening to some
> > tunes
> >> >> on
> >> >> the Windows Media Center. I was running off of battery, and knew I
was
> >> >> getting low. Thought maybe it was a Power Management thing, so I
just
> >> >> packed
> >> >> it up and went on home. Tried the computer at home under AC, and it
> > would
> >> >> still cut out after about 3 minutes following a reboot. Once it
cooled
> >> >> all
> >> >> the way down, it has been running just fine. I know when I was using
> >> >> it
> >> >> at
> >> >> the coffee shop, I had it setting on the soft-shell case, so I
suppose
> > I
> >> >> was
> >> >> blocking off the air intake vent.... Duh! Guess I won't do that
again,
> >> >> but
> >> >> do you think I did any irreparable harm to the processor? It is a
> >> >> Centrino
> >> >> M730. Question: Does the bottom of the computer need to breathe as
> > well?
> >> >> OK
> >> >> to use on ones lap? It is a laptop after all. I was thinking of
> >> >> cutting
> > a
> >> >> piece of Masonite or Plexiglas to use as a "lap desk" to set the pc
> >> >> on.
> >> >> Would this help it run cooler? Any feedback appreciated.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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