Compaq 610 fan is constantly on and noisy, base is fairly hot too

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The fans on both of my HP Compaq 610s are constantly on and the base is fairly hot and I don't know if this is standard issue. HP assures me that this is unusual and that I should return them as DOA.

Because both laptops have this problem, I'm thinking that this might be a design flaw rather than a one-off problem.

I've updated the BIOS and using their recommended power settings.

Am I missing something? Is there anything I can do to fix it?

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