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Hem Jung Hem Jung is offline
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Default HP DV5 stop overheating issue?

Five years ago, I acquired a nice used HP DV5 laptop. Only problem is
that after only running for a short time, it slows almost to the point
of a crawl in speed. At first I didn't know what the reason was, but
then I discovered that if I aimed a small fan at it, the problem went
away. So a couple of years back, I used it for days to help nuke some
hard drives that were being disposed of with no issues. Now I want to
bring it out for a long term data logging project. I suppose I could
put a fan on it again, but trying to cut back on electricity and also
there must be a better way. Any ideas would be welcome and appreciated.
Thanks in advance.