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December 5, 2009
Firefox Makes My Laptop Fan Run Constantly
-- by Dave Johnson
When I use Firefox the CPU meter goes way up, and the fan runs constantly. Sometimes when I am watching a YouTube the computer just shuts itself off. If I run Firefox and Skype at the same time I have to anticipate the shutdown.
Does anyone else have this problem?
I have a fairly new HP laptop with an AMD dual-processor. This happened in Windows Vista and now Windows 7. I really don't want to have to switch back to IE and Safari isn't quite there yet...
Others have written about this problem: Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem
Posted by Dave Johnson at December 5, 2009 6:23 PM
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I'm glad you mentioned this, because I have the same problem on my desktop. At times, it seems like the fan is running constantly - and when I look at the open processes, Firefox is using a LOT of memory.
Posted by: Susan Madrak ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.seeingtheforest.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at December 5, 2009 7:49 PM
Google Chrome. http://www.google.com/chrome
Posted by: Captain Awesome at December 7, 2009 9:12 AM
You should try using Google Chrome, it works really well, not sure if it will resolve your problem but its a very solid browser.
Posted by: Joe Madrigal at December 7, 2009 5:38 PM
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