5 Tips for Making a Hot Laptop Cooler
笔记本电脑降温5招
Prevent laptop damage by keeping it cool
给笔记本电脑降温以防损毁
Laptop computers naturally run hot (or at least very warm), and if they stay hot for prolonged periods of time they may overheat and cause serious damage. Whether or not you're experiencing the warning signs and dangers of your laptop overheating, the simple and inexpensive protective measures below will help keep your laptop cooler and make it work more reliably.
笔记本电脑通常会发烫（或者只是发热），如果持续发烫的时间太长，就有可能因过热而导致严重的损毁。不论你是否正经历着笔记本电脑过热的警报或者危险，下面这些简单便宜的保护措施将有助于你的笔记本电脑降温并且运行更稳定。
5 easy tips to cool a hot laptop
笔记本电脑降温5招
1. Adjust your power settings from "high performance" to a more "balanced" or "power saver" plan. This will tell the system to only use the power required to run your applications, rather than always using the maximum processor speed; if you need to play games or other intensive work, you can switch back to the high performance plan as necessary.
1.将你笔记本电脑的电源设置从“高性能”调整为更“平衡”或者“省电”的模式。这使系统仅仅使用运行你的程序所需要的电量，而不是一直维持最高的处理器运行速度；如果你需要玩游戏或是其他大型任务，你可以在需要的时候切换回高性能模式。
2. Use dust remover spray to clean out of the laptop's vents. Dust can accumulate in and block the laptop's fan vents -- a problem easily solved with a can of compressed gas (~$10). Turn off your laptop and spray the vent to remove the dust.
2.使用除尘器清理笔记本电脑的排气孔。灰尘会堆积和堵塞风扇排气孔——这个问题可以使用一罐压缩气体（约10美元）来解决。关掉笔记本电脑，对着排气孔喷气，吹走灰尘。
3. Use a laptop cooling pad that has a fan or two. Laptop pads that have vents but no fans can also increase the air flow around your laptop and they're very portable, but for stronger cooling needs, a fan is the best way to go. For this test, I used a Belkin F5L055 (under $30), but there are also several others selected by this site's previous guide that you can explore or you could even custom build a laptop cooling system if you're so inclined.
3.使用装有一个或两个风扇的笔记本电脑冷却垫。仅有排气孔的冷却垫也能促进笔记本电脑周围的空气流动，而且便于携带，但是如果需要更强力的冷却效果，风扇是最好的方法。在测试中，我使用的是贝尔金F5L055风扇（不超过30美元），在这个网址处你会发现也有许多其他选择，如果需要的话，你甚至可以定制一个冷却系统。
4. Keep your working environment or computer room as comfortably cool as possible. Computers, like most people, work much better in air conditioned environments. Most server rooms or data centers operate at 70 degrees or below, according to Server Fault, and that seems like an ideal temperature recommendation for home offices as well.
4.使你的工作环境或者电脑室尽可能保持凉爽舒适。电脑，跟大多数人一样，在空调环境下会工作得更好。根据“服务器错误”说明，大部分服务器机房和数据中心都在21摄氏度或更低的环境温度下运行，似乎这也是推荐的适合家庭和办公电脑的理想温度。
5. Shut down your computer when not in use, and especially when you are not at home. The last thing you need when you get home is to find out your laptop was a fire hazard (one of the dangers of overheating laptops).
5.不使用时将电脑关闭，特别是当你不在家时。回到家之后，你肯定不想看到你的笔记本电脑引起了一场火灾（这是笔记本电脑过热带来的危险之一）。
Taking the steps above brought down the internal temperature of an old and dangerously hot laptop from 181° Fahrenheit (83° Celsius) to 106° F (41° C) -- a difference of 41% after one hour of using the active laptop cooling pad and bringing the room temperature down to 68 degrees.
按照上述步骤，一部陈旧滚烫的笔记本电脑的内部温度从83摄氏度降低到41摄氏度——温度降低了51%，与使用主动式笔记本电脑冷却板一小时和调低房间温度到20摄氏度效果相同。
* More: Check your own laptop's temperature and find out the ideal CPU temperature range
*更多：检查你的笔记本电脑的温度并查询CPU的理想温度范围。
If you continue to experience laptop heat problems, contact your laptop vendor -- it may be a sign that the fan needs replacing, the BIOS program needs to be updated, or there is something else faulty with the system.
如果你的笔记本电脑仍存在发热的问题，请与供应商联系——这可能意味着需要更换电扇或升级BIOS，也可能电脑有其他地方出了问题。
(2010-09-11)
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