9 month old heat issue?

my 9 month old laptop,refurbished dell latitude d620 has a bad heat issue. i leave it on for 10-12 hours a day, with the screen closed most of the time, and when i have it open and running, its fine for 5 minutes, then the fan starts running very fast, and then maybe a half hour later, the bottom gets really hot. i was wearing shorts today, and sat down on the couch with it on my lap, and in a half hour my thighs were beet red, and burning with pain. so, my left thigh is burned now.

why does my computer get so hot?!?!? its just started doing this. and on the screen part of it, where it says dell gets hot too. since its out of warranty id like to find out whats wrong with it before i send it in.

i dont want to hear how crappy dell is. i want to know if your d620 does this and what you do to resolve it.

btw, when the screen is closed, its hibernating, and the fan shuts off, and it cools down.

HELP! i know how to deal with the burn, what do i do about the heat!?!?

Answers:
My inspiron E1505 gets hot too and the fan starts up too let out the heat, too keep my laptop from overheating i just put something under it to prop it up and let the air flow a little easier(i don't literally use it on my lap but on a desk)
oh, probably helps not too wear shorts if you place it on your lap
I assume the vents and fans are all clear...

Get one of those cooling pads that have fans in them and set the laptop on that. Something like a Targus Chill Pad.

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