I have an older acer travelmate (can't remeber the model #) its from around 2004 I'd say. I would love to use it as a spare computer but it over heats so bad you could cook an egg on it. People always say their computer runs slow but this laptop is in a class by itself as far as lack of speed. It takes about 5 or 6 minutes just to turn it on. Does it sound like any of this could be fixed with time or money? Or is it just a lost cause? Any suggestions or advice would be awesome, thanks in advance
@ratsgoth Thanks! You were so right, shit their was so much dust in the fan when I took it apart. I used compressed air to clean it (which I've never done in all the years I've had it) and it looks clean as ever now. After I put it back together and did a full system restore manually (and also cleaned house by deleting all my old files and programs that I never used, music, pics, etc) that seemed to help preformance wise. Its still kinda slow, but much better than it was and no longer over heats
KK, I'll put up with playing games on my pc. I can play games on my laptop like, the sims 2 and stuff, just, not my fav game, the sims 3 :( 3D Analyze don't work either :(
oh yes ;) i got an 9 years old "ipc" for zero money ;) but the display is broken...anyway-on a monitor it is working^^ laptop's can live ages more than pc's i think^^
personally, I think it's the other way around, but, I can't say for sure as this is my first laptop. It's certaintly a very nice one and I'm very proud of it.
i'll take your word for it. I hope my laptop lasts long, I love it and don't know if I'll be able to afford another one if this one goes. I prefer my laptop, so, GO LAPTOPS!
Yea. The only reason I got mine so cheap was that it was from my dad's work, so it was £50 per laptop for employees. Two of them were broken, and I think I got the lowest spec one :( Oh well, I'm happy :)
I have an older acer travelmate (can't remeber the model #) its from around 2004 I'd say. I would love to use it as a spare computer but it over heats so bad you could cook an egg on it. People always say their computer runs slow but this laptop is in a class by itself as far as lack of speed. It takes about 5 or 6 minutes just to turn it on. Does it sound like any of this could be fixed with time or money? Or is it just a lost cause? Any suggestions or advice would be awesome, thanks in advance
sirjohnrambo 1 year ago
@sirjohnrambo
You have to open it and then open the fan.
It sounds like your fan is completely blocked with dust.
It will cost you a screwdriver i think about 1 dollar and a little knowledge to repair it ;)
ratsgoth 1 year ago
@ratsgoth Thanks! You were so right, shit their was so much dust in the fan when I took it apart. I used compressed air to clean it (which I've never done in all the years I've had it) and it looks clean as ever now. After I put it back together and did a full system restore manually (and also cleaned house by deleting all my old files and programs that I never used, music, pics, etc) that seemed to help preformance wise. Its still kinda slow, but much better than it was and no longer over heats
sirjohnrambo 1 year ago
@akuuler
There is no problem
You remove the chip which have the function to power on/off your notebook?
Then your notebook usually turns off :)
ratsgoth 1 year ago
One question, is it at all possible to replace the GPU (onboard graphics chipset) without replacing the motherboard?
gerbilplay4 2 years ago
NO!
ratsgoth 2 years ago
KK, I'll put up with playing games on my pc. I can play games on my laptop like, the sims 2 and stuff, just, not my fav game, the sims 3 :( 3D Analyze don't work either :(
gerbilplay4 2 years ago
Sims 3 needs lot of perfromance!
No wonder tha it's not working with your laptop
ratsgoth 2 years ago
I got it working perfectly! :)
gerbilplay4 2 years ago
good :)
ratsgoth 2 years ago
mine still going stron (2350) after about 4-5 years. got it a couple of days ago! excellent value for £50!
gerbilplay4 2 years ago
oh yes ;) i got an 9 years old "ipc" for zero money ;) but the display is broken...anyway-on a monitor it is working^^ laptop's can live ages more than pc's i think^^
ratsgoth 2 years ago
personally, I think it's the other way around, but, I can't say for sure as this is my first laptop. It's certaintly a very nice one and I'm very proud of it.
gerbilplay4 2 years ago
you "think" ;) i know because i have some experience^^ 2 broken pc's and 3 running laptop's-that's my experience!
ratsgoth 2 years ago
i'll take your word for it. I hope my laptop lasts long, I love it and don't know if I'll be able to afford another one if this one goes. I prefer my laptop, so, GO LAPTOPS!
gerbilplay4 2 years ago
Yeah man ;)
Here a few examples why you should have a laptop:
A laptop needs not much energy(your one about 45 watts and a pc with equivalent performance needs about 300 watts)
A Laptop is not so loud
A Laptop is compact and you can carry it anywhere and surf wireless.
There are many more but i think that's enough for now ;)
ratsgoth 2 years ago
yea, and they seem a lot faster than PC's. XP is good aswell. Internet went funny, a few minutes later, fixed.
gerbilplay4 2 years ago
i got mine for £250 second hand 2 and a half years ago.
quadvidz 2 years ago
Yea. The only reason I got mine so cheap was that it was from my dad's work, so it was £50 per laptop for employees. Two of them were broken, and I think I got the lowest spec one :( Oh well, I'm happy :)
gerbilplay4 2 years ago