crystalview said:Oh heck! I might as well ask about my Lap top :-)
I have a 4.5 yr old HP. It is over heating and running the fan on high 90% of the time. I cleaned under the vents and air blew the fan. He help to stop running 100% of the time. I changed the battery and update the power cord. I tend to bend the wires so they can short. I can't find a cord protector for just at the plug in. I am hard on all cords.
Where did you find out that the laptop's fan speed is 90%? You may need to open up the case and spray some of the components with compressed air. Dust can prohibit the cooling system from working properly.
Be careful while doing this though! I strongly recommend you follow my instructions below before you clean the inside.
What's more likely is that it's caused by a program. Run Task Manager by searching in the Start Menu (without the quotes) "taskmgr.exe". Right click on it and select "Run as Administrator". Accept any User Account Control prompts related to it (make sure it's digitally signed by Microsoft). In Task Manager, make sure the little box "Show processes from all users" is checked. Go to the "Processes" Tab. There, you will see a CPU column on top. Click the CPU column.
The little arrow should face downwards. That will make Task Manager list processes in order that are heavy on CPU. Simply tell me what they are in your next reply (post more than one please). I'm guessing it's svchost.exe...
If you're running Windows 8/10 it will be different. These are instructions for Windows 7 — contact me if you need help to do so. (The reason why I gave you Windows 7 instructions is because of your PC's age.)
Good luck and don't forget to tell me what processes are clogging your CPU!
