Yea, sometimes the fan does seem louder than usual.This is a laptop we're talking about though. Do you think I should crack it open and blow it out or just replace the brick. I was further thinking that because the brick seems to fluctuate it's power supply less frequently (the power is more consistent) that if I were to replace the battery it would fix the problem because the battery has never been replaced and it is about 5 years old. On 10/29/09, Dorian Monroe wrote: > > Check the fans to be sure they're blowing and there aren't any obstructions > or clogged up with dust. Or if the fans seem to be running on high > constantly (or spinning up to a higher rpm frequently). > > My Thinkpad T60 was overheating and shutting itself down once in a while > due to overheating, mostly when playing WoW (windows) or anything else that > did a lot of graphics processing. I opened it up and cleaned off the old > heat sink compound and applied some new grease and its been running fine. I > also use a laptop cooler whenever possible, that plugs into the usb port > that allows better air circulation than having it sit flat on a table. > > > Sent from my blackberry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mike havens > Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:08:50 > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: battery problem > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: