Overheating Laptop and slow pc. How do i fix this

jmo

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I having issues on my laptop with overheating Hard drive and slow pc. I recently cleaned out my pc fan which was full of dust and dirt and now it runs great. its actually cool in the back where the fan is but up front towards the hard drive its still really hot. Any Ideas on whats causing this over heating?
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 32bitNotebookIntel
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Laptop
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HP
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Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
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Notebook
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Intel
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Norton
I having issues on my laptop with overheating Hard drive and slow pc. I recently cleaned out my pc fan which was full of dust and dirt and now it runs great. its actually cool in the back where the fan is but up front towards the hard drive its still really hot. Any Ideas on whats causing this over heating?
Hard drives are going to get warm. That is normal. It just depends on how warm it is getting. If it is really hot, there might be a problem.
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1AMD Athlon X4 6456GB DDR3 1066Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion P7-1010
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD Athlon X4 645
Motherboard
Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880
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6GB DDR3 1066
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Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5
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Realtek Integrated Audio
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HP 2011x
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1600x900
Hard Drives
1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM
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Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt
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HP OEM
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Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan
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HP OEM- Made by Chicony
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HP OEM- Made by Logitech
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Microsoft Security Essentials
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Internet Explorer 10
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