Miller_S_B_3454
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My wife's HP laptop is 5-years old. About eighteen months ago it started having thermal shutdowns. I vacuumed the vents and blew out the vents, but still had the problem. One of my hobbies is woodworking and three months ago, I had an idea to make a riser for the computer. I cut four pieces of wood that were 3/4" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2". Then I cut a 1/8" centered slot on two sides of each piece. Next I cut four strips of wood that were 1/8" thick to the length and width of the laptop. I glued the strips into the grooves to form the blocks into a rectangle. To prohibit the laptop from slipping off the riser, I cut eight pieces of Rubbermaid shelf liner to fit the blocks of wood and using double sided tape, I applied the liner to the blocks. We placed the riser under the laptop and have not had a thermal shutdown since, because there is now ample room for air to circulate. It raised the computer only 3/4" and solved the problem. Only scrap pieces of wood were used, so my cost was $0.00.