[GRLUG] Worried about my laptop's temperature control

Michael Mol mikemol at gmail.com
Fri Aug 5 17:45:58 EDT 2011


On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Mike Williams <knightperson at zuzax.com> wrote:
> On 08/05/2011 09:04 AM, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
>> It also helps to annually replace the fan.  For laptops I generally
>> replace the fan and the hard-drive every year it is in use as my primary
>> device; regardless of if there are signs of an issue. That way you can
>> just schedule it rather than have something fail during corporate
>> year-end.
>
> That's probably a good idea. I'm not up for dismantling the machine myself,
> though. Can anybody recommend a reputable shop near Kalamazoo or Grand
> Rapids that can do laptop repair? It would be nice to have them look at the
> solder points in the 2nd hard drive bay while they're at it.

Mike Culver's the guy to whom I've normally gone for laptop repair I'm
uncomfortable doing myself. You can usually find him behind the
counter down-town at GrandLAN, but I think he's at GenCon right now.


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