Satellite L300 - Is overheating and shuts down

I've just got my laptop back after getting it fixed (new HDD & BIOS/FW update according to the sheet that came with it). But now another problem has developed with the laptop overheating & auto shutting down a lot as a result.
Is there any way to check that the fan is actually working inside as I think that it might not be?

Hello
Maybe you have to clean the notebook. What do you think about this?
I have Satellite L300 too and I clean it every 3 months. Im wondering how much dust comes out if I clean it using compressed air spray. This is very nice to clean the notebook because I dont have to disassemble the notebook and it takes only few minutes.
Compressed air spray you can buy from every computer shop so check this!!
Last but not least did you install the correct BIOS for your L300? Because on the Toshiba driver download page you can choose between different L300 models.
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