Satellite pro 6100 overheating

My 6100 is overheating I think cos it keeps freezing and restarting leaving me with my bios reset itself and RTC Check sum error. The laptop was sitting in a closet for a few months, so I think that the battery is low, but I can't leave the laptop on pretty long so that it recharges because it overheats and freezes. The laptop is running hot to the touch (below). He fan seems slow and stop for a while before you start and accelerate again (doesn't relate to the workload of the processor) I think the fan got dirty and is getting caught (makes a funny sound). I looked into the ventilation grille, but I do not see the fan and the grid is too thin for me to enter and clean... I can to the fan in the background? What would be the best course of action to take? (Am untangle extra external fan to blow under laptop, but this is only a temporary solution to the problem)...

any ideas?

Hi Frank,.

I suggest that you try sucking all dust and debris with a vacuum cleaner hose home on air intake grilles. This will remove any buildup in the heat sink.

Once you have done this power on the laptop and make sure the cooling fans running correctly and without making too much noise.

It is obviously difficult to diagnose problems with fans without being able to hear, but scraping, or clicking noises indicate a problem with the fans who should be studied. A high-pitched squeal noise indicates the shaft bearings dry and you may be able to spray a small amount of lubricant electric in fans to remedy.

If Notepad then stays on, leave it on for 15 to 24 hours (running of course) and let your CMOS battery recharge before to check/adjust your BIOS settings.

HTH

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