Touch Pad Overheating

TheTick · Nov 11, 2018

Hey guys..

I just took my faf out of my laptop to clean the dust etc out (I have done this many times) only this time I rebooted my laptop and the mouse track pad has started heating up a lot.. I disassembled it again and booted it up and touched the chip underneath and it was overheating a lot..

Everything is plugged back into the right place so I don't know why this has happened.. the only thing is different is that the fan is rattling, it does this sometimes and stops but air is still circulating.. also it wouldn't just be the chip that heard up right? Nothing else is getting hot.

Comp is an Acer aspire es15
8gb ram
1tb hd
Amd quad core 2.4
Win 10x64

Any help will be greatly appreciated need anymore info?

Cheers
Adam

Just Playin · Nov 13, 2018

The rattling fan is not a good sign, in my opinion.

TheTick · Nov 15, 2018

The fan has stopped rattling now lol but touch pad still heats up a lot

plodr · Nov 16, 2018

Fan not rattling could be a sign that it isn't working.
If I were you, I'd replace the fan and avoid any heat related problems. If the touchpad is hot, areas near it are getting some residual heat. That is never good for any computer.

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Touch Pad Overheating

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