Problems with the processor , fan , and energy consumption

Question

Hello .
Well , for some reason , my two years old laptop started to behave in a weird way . I just ignored the slight slowdown with the boot because I believe it's to be expected with any machine but that's not the issue . Aside from the annoying fact that Windows 7 doesn't seem to make full use of the RAM and thus it only uses HALF - yes , HALF - of my 6 GB RAM , my PC seems to slow down regulary while I browse the internet . I recently knew about the task manager and decided to take a look to be shocked at how much RAM Firefox and Google Chrome use . Along with other necessary system tasks - which almost don't count - , they alone take 30% of the RAM capacity . That's unfortuenately isn't the issue either because I can close any of them when I want to work on other stuff . The issue here is that for no apparent reason , my processor seems to work harder than is necesarry even when the programs I see in the task manager don't need 5% of it's full potential ! With such work it heats up . On Toshiba Health Monitor I see it going to 70-75% in heat and the fan kicks up to 85% to cool it down . Of course , that leads to rapid power consumption that can suddenly shoot from 17% to terrible 60% with ABSOLUTELY NO PROGRAMMS CURRENTLY AT WORK ASIDE FROM WINDOW EXPLORER .
The good thing is that it doesn't happen all the time but it still worries me . Any ideas ?

Answer 1

See my post on your other thread to obtain your model and part numbers. It's difficult to discuss your unit's use of RAM and other problems without that info.
Mike