Thanks for the idea. I need it to be portable, so the external fan won't 
work. Guess it's time for a new laptop. :-(
Regards,
Ben

Michael Rainey wrote:
> "Cixcos" <cixcos@go.to> wrote in message 
> news:442dnZCB4rPRh43anZ2dnUVZ_qqgnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> Hello,
>> I have a Toshiba A45-S1202 which is popping up a message relating to 
>> failure of the cooling system. When this happens, the machine gets very 
>> slow.
>> I cleaned out the cooler unit, which was clogged up. I also removed the 
>> old cooling paste and applied new "artic silver" cooling compound.
>> I have been putting together my own PC's since 1995. I still get the 
>> overheat message pop-up. Is there anything I might be missing with this 
>> model?????????? TIA!
>> Regards,
>> Ben
> 
> I have an A45-S150 that suddenly started running VERY slowly because of 
> overheating.  I did pretty much what you did but it didn't help.  The local 
> Toshiba service center opened it up and said the motherboard wasn't 
> communicating with the fan, and that a new board would be required (board + 
> fan + labor = $500).
> 
> I bought a Thermaltake Mobile Fan II External USB Cooling Fan from Amazon 
> for $16.50 and used Velcro and duct tape to stick it to the bottom of the 
> case.  I use Motherboard Monitor to keep an eye on the CPU temp, and the fan 
> does a fine job of cooling.  It's in the way a little bit and I can't use 
> the computer on battery power, but the fan will get the job done until I can 
> come up with the bucks for a new computer.
> 
>