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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
Usually, crypto mining uses your GPU...pretty sure CPUs aren't the intended target...
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Actually, I have heard of people hijacking other's machines to mine for bit coin.
https://scholarlyoa.com/bitcoin-miner-virus/
However, my money is on Longshot6977...
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Believe it or not, the Power supply usually causes a high speed jet fan and /or lots of dust on the cooling fins. Take the cooling fan off and clean the gunk from the proc's cooling fan and top of processor. Then use a dab of Arctic Silver thermal paste on the proc and reinstall. I had a similar problem and this resolved it.
Darn, I just noticed you said it was a laptop and not a PC, but maybe these things will still help. Good luck. I hope you get it resolved.
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One concern I have is that things only rev up when the system goes into inactivity.
