Advent laptop- constant noise from laptop and overheating

thenutflush

Hello. I got an Advent 9112 laptop about 3 years ago. For the last 2 years, 99% of the time the laptop is on the fan makes a constant loud noise. The other 1% of the time it makes a slightly loud noise.

There is a fan button above the keyboard but when I press it the noise subsides for about 2 seconds and then continues again. The noise has gotten particularly loud in the last year. I can't take it into a library as it is really very loud. Anybody who has seen the laptop has commented on it.

It also gets very hot, very quickly. I'm assuming this is as a result of the fan being overworked?

Anybody have any experience with an Advent laptop, the 9112 one in particular?
Any insight would be really appreciated.

Leixlip Computers

There are many reasons why a laptop gets overheated and its fan make louder noise, like, say age of the laptop, the make of internal parts such as a motherboard, dusty and clogged vents, lack of lubrication, lack of cooling compound. Well, these all come under the hardware section of a laptop.

lets talk about software, think about the amount of application and services you are running on your laptop at this moment when compared with the amount of applications you were running two years ago. even knowingly you didn't install any software applications yourself as a matter of fact unknowingly there are applications which installs on your laptop say like Microsoft updates. So what’s happening to all those Microsoft updates which downloads and install automatically and runs a lot of services behind your screen?? how many programs have you got which is running automatically and using up all your laptop resources where your processor and related components are trying its best to deliver the optimum performance that you require, which inturn generates high amount of heat which must be cooled down instantly and that's the job of the fan and other components that support the cooling system, it overworks as you said and makes loud noise and blow out hot air.
what you can do is to use a blower or a hover and clean the vents as far as you can reach. Uninstall all the applications that your don’t require or never use on your laptop. Check for any worms, spywares, malwares that run behind your screen which utilizes a lot of your laptop resources. Use some programs likes Malwarebytes .

or the best you could do is to take it to your local service center and the experts will know very well to deal with this sort of problems, sometimes the laptop heat-sinks may require cleaning and maintenance.
If you have any question related to this don’t hesitate to let me know, will be glad to help you to sort your problem. Hope this helps:)

dazzday

Id be very careful with using a hoover, even on external vents. Static discharge can damage circuits and even the suction itself can damage parts. Put it on low and cover the nozel with gauze or similar.
Ideally open up the bottom and use a can of compressed air to clean out the vents and the fan( wedge something in to stop it spinning).
A fresh install of the OS will always help in performace gains and just generally cleaning up your computer.

evercloserunion

OP, I used to have an Advent 9112. It had the exact same problems as yours, and I'm sad to say that it did not end well. When I originally bought the laptop, I paid a hefty price for it but compared to other laptops with the same specs it seemed like an absolute bargain. But I guess they cheaped out on parts and design.

So I had the same overheating and fan constantly going full throttle to try and fight it. Eventually the problem started to get worse, despite the constant running of the fan the laptop was getting even hotter. One day the fan just stopped working altogether, and after that the laptop would reach the 70-80 degrees C range within minutes of turning the laptop on. All the while my AC charger port was deteriorating to the point where I couldn't charge the laptop at all. I brought the laptop to a repair guy with a view to having the fan repaired but he said that the overheating had damaged some other components in the laptop and it would cost me a packet to have them replaced.

So unfortunately the only advice I can give from my experience is not to buy an Advent when it comes to purchasing a replacement for your laptop. I bought a Lenovo N500 to replace it and have been pretty happy with it so far.

TheUsual

I hate to say this but 3 years is good value out of a laptop. Maybe try another make like Toshiba, Asus or Acer ... they are getting very good value (especially after Christmas in the sales).

I had overheating problems and was on a laptop forum and read about keeping it off clothing and plastic surfaces. Since then I have always had a gap of between the laptop and the surface it is on (not my lap ironically). The air needs to circulate and cool the hard-drive and CPU (and GPU) usually on the base of the laptop.
So basically if you have it right on you lap or sofa with no air-gap then the laptop overheats.

thenutflush

Thanks for all the replies, they were all helpful.

I always place a large book on my lap when I'm using the laptop so I don't think the overheating is being caused by air not being able to get underneath.
It heats up to extremely high temperatures; imagine placing your hand on top of car on a really hot day..that's what the laptop feels like sometimes. To be honest, I don't think I'm prepared to pay a repair guy to look at it and tell me it's so damaged I'll have to buy more parts. It's been like this for 2 years so I'm sure a lot of damage is done. I also forgot to mention in the opening post that the laptop sometimes just turns itself off wile I'm using it, seemingly for no reason. I'm assuming this is as a result of damage done by the overheating.

I'm just going to save up for a new laptop and do a lot more research this time around. I paid something like 800 euro for the laptop 3 years ago which was a fairly expensive purchase for me back then. But as you say evercloserunion, it had very good specs for its price. Not that it's a huge issue but it was also an aesthetically pleasing laptop for the price.

Leixlip Compuers, I uninstalled at least half the programmes on my laptop and it hasn't made any difference so I'm not sure if that is the problem.