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  2. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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    Overheating: Overheating can cause your computer to slow down as it tries to prevent damage to internal components. Dust buildup, malfunctioning fans or inadequate cooling can lead to overheating ...

  3. Here's your once-and-for-all solution to a painfully slow ...

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    If your computer feels hot or its fan sounds like you live on a helipad, that means the machine is overheating. This first causes your computer to slow down, and can eventually lead to long-term ...

  4. Here's your once-and-for-all fix for a slow computer - AOL

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    If your computer feels like it’s going to burst into flames, or its fan makes it sound like you live on a helipad, that means the machine is overheating. This first causes your computer to slow ...

  5. Computer cooling - Wikipedia

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    Because high temperatures can significantly reduce life span or cause permanent damage to components, and the heat output of components can sometimes exceed the computer's cooling capacity, manufacturers often take additional precautions to ensure that temperatures remain within safe limits.

  6. Failure of electronic components - Wikipedia

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    Failed IC in a laptop. Wrong input polarity has caused massive overheating of the chip and burned the plastic casing. Electronic components have a wide range of failure modes. These can be classified in various ways, such as by time or cause.

  7. Laptop cooler - Wikipedia

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    An active laptop cooler. A laptop/notebook cooler, cooling pad, cooler pad or chill mat is an accessory for laptop computers intended to reduce their operating temperature when the laptop is unable to sufficiently cool itself. Laptop coolers are intended to protect both the laptop from overheating and the user from suffering heat related ...

  8. Does your Windows 11 PC keep restarting? Let's fix that ... - AOL

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    An overheating laptop or desktop will try to prevent damage to critical hardware components by shutting itself down. This is one of the leading causes of a Windows 11 PC getting stuck in a restart ...

  9. Processor power dissipation - Wikipedia

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    Processors can be damaged from overheating, but vendors protect processors with operational safeguards such as throttling and automatic shutdown. When a core exceeds the set throttle temperature, processors can reduce power to maintain a safe temperature level and if the processor is unable to maintain a safe operating temperature through ...