Hello all,
My GF purchased a Toshiba Satellite P35-S609 laptop from Best Buy about two years ago. About six months ago, it had a problem that it would automatcially cut itself off and that it felt hot to the touch. Assuming the worst, I'd installed mobMeter on it, and sure enough, the processor seemed to be getting so hot that the laptop would cut itself off. Took it back to Best Buy, and after three weeks, it was determined that a fan in the back was only working at half capacity.
Since then, my GF has reported that Windows has been locking up on her.
Upon inviestigation, it seems that at any time while the laptop is on, the computer will 'freeze' = (the mouse doesn't work, keyboard doesn't work, etc.) from time to time. 
It's the middle of her college semester, so taking into Best Buy right now is out of the question. MobMeter reports that the processor temperatures are stable, parallel to what the laptop is doing. (If i'm working it hard with multiple apps, the temp goes up like normal). I'm considering runing MEMTest86 and seeing if the RAM is ok, and I've just running a Sandra software report to see what hardware she has in here that might be questionable to Toshiba fans. I'll edit the post with the HTML link for the report later.
Has this breed of laptop had issues before? I've always known Toshiba as a good, reliable brand of laptop, and I'm wondering if this particular laptop is a rotten egg or something of the sort.
My GF purchased a Toshiba Satellite P35-S609 laptop from Best Buy about two years ago. About six months ago, it had a problem that it would automatcially cut itself off and that it felt hot to the touch. Assuming the worst, I'd installed mobMeter on it, and sure enough, the processor seemed to be getting so hot that the laptop would cut itself off. Took it back to Best Buy, and after three weeks, it was determined that a fan in the back was only working at half capacity.
Since then, my GF has reported that Windows has been locking up on her.
Upon inviestigation, it seems that at any time while the laptop is on, the computer will 'freeze' = (the mouse doesn't work, keyboard doesn't work, etc.) from time to time. It's the middle of her college semester, so taking into Best Buy right now is out of the question. MobMeter reports that the processor temperatures are stable, parallel to what the laptop is doing. (If i'm working it hard with multiple apps, the temp goes up like normal). I'm considering runing MEMTest86 and seeing if the RAM is ok, and I've just running a Sandra software report to see what hardware she has in here that might be questionable to Toshiba fans. I'll edit the post with the HTML link for the report later.
Has this breed of laptop had issues before? I've always known Toshiba as a good, reliable brand of laptop, and I'm wondering if this particular laptop is a rotten egg or something of the sort.
