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My grandsons HP G6000 laptop is overheating and shutting down to protect itself. I've installed speedfan and it shows the following results when idling on the desktop

GPU 70c
HD 43c
F1(If I remember correctly) 45c
Core Temp 73c

Any activity sends the GPU and Core Temps over 80c and then it shuts down.
There is only one fan as far as I know and I can hear it running.
The laptop is out of warranty

Is the fan running under speed? or is their another problem as I thought the
F1 referred to the processor which the fan is above.

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Hmmm... could it be the battery?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347138,00.asp

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Maybe dust clogging up the cooling system. I've seen it a few times in the past. Can you see much dust sticking out of the exhaust ports?

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It could be a variety of things

Dust Clogging up the Fans
Dust clogging up the exhaust
Is it on his lap etc? I've seen people, put a cushion underneath a laptop, and blocked the exhaust with a cushion..

What is he doing, when it shuts down, i.e gaming or just browsing the net etc

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The fan was noisy when it first started shutting down, I blew the vents out with compressed air and now the fan is very quiet.
When he goes on youtube or starts gaming the GPU temp goes up, the F1 and Hard Drive stay about 45c.
I've put it on a table and pointed a desk fan at the comp and the GPU temp goes down but once you do anything on the net it goes back up.

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Yeah, sounds like a dust build up to me.

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Thanks, I'll have to remove the back and see if I can clean it out

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I had some issues with my HP 6200. Sent it back and they updated the bios which I believe made the fan run more often.

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Just read this on FixYa.com
The Answer is (according to FixYa)

It was also noted by another poster that the G-series graphics chips tend to overheat due to bad chassis design (lack of ventilation) and theres nothing that can be done if this is the case.

Hope This Helps

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Get down to Maplin's and get a can of compressed air. Apply copiously to all vents.

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You would still need to remove the rear cover (and possibly the keyboard) as blowing compressed air inside a machine just going to coat the insides with dust, as there aren't many vents on the HPs.

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You may even need to reapply the thermal paste on the CPU, but this requires taking the laptop half apart and would void any warranty.

CPU can easily reach 80*c with no ill effects.
GPU can easily reach 90-100*c with no ill effects.
HD on laptops can reach 40-50*c but there is nothing you can do about that. Best keeping it below 30*c IF you can.

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My Nephew had overheating issues on his lappy. I blew air everywhere i could find but as i a not confident about taking them apart got him yo but a cooler.

http://cool-and-quiet.co.uk/Notebook...op_Cooler.html

Seems to have cured his problem and a sub £20.00 fix happy days. Perhaps something similar would help?

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I looked at the HP manual for reapplying the thermal paste and the laptop would need to be completely dismantled, as it's out of warranty and I don't want to do it myself and end up with an expensive paperweight I've taken it to my local computer shop.
I thought about the cooling mat but decided it wouldn't be a solution but would just mask the problem.
Thanks to all for your replies.