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Heat can be your Notebooks worst enemy. With the many clients I visit on a daily basis I have ran into some common problems I'd like to point out regarding heat and notebook computers. You may have noticed the industry has changed the name of "Laptops" to "Notebooks", because sitting a notebook on your lap can cause blockage of the fan or air flow which causes major heat problems that may be detrimental to the processor, battery, and hard drive.

Many people use notebooks as portable DVD players these days. Please don't use notebooks on top of beds. By doing so the weight of the notebook sinks into the bed, causing the fan and air ducts to become blocked. This causes the same heat problems if not more than running a notebook on your lap. One way around this is to set your notebook on top of a hard book which puts it on a nice flat elevated surface. Make sure the area of the book is larger than the notebook and the rubber feet on the bottom of the notebook are on the book itself.

If you battery is fully charged and you have your notebook plugged into the power outlet remove the battery this will lower the heat generated by the notebook and prolong the life of your battery as well.