HP Pavilion g6 overheating

[geekhush]

hi, i am trying to install ubuntu on a hp pavilion g6 laptop and facing the following problem. so i have tried kubuntu, ubuntu12.4 lts, ubuntu 13.10 and everytime i am facing the same problem. the problem being during the installation or on trying it on a live environment the laptop's fan over behaves and due to the heat the pc turns off.. and on installing kubuntu i had once completed the installition process and on rebooting a black screen with "grub>" greeted me and i being not so much of an uberuser didn't know what to do. i have windows 8 installed and want to dual boot. also if it helps i have a amd apu A8 and radeon 7 series. any help much appreciated

[ubfan1]

Dust can build up over time and block the air flow needed for cooling. Check that the vents are not blocked either, both on the bottom and sides.

[geekhush]

hi, duely noted thank you... but the thing is when i run windows on it, it doesn't behave that way even if i am running a game on it. i did a some search and i learned that its amd's hardware that is making all the fuss and i need to install some software on their official page to stop my gpu from over behaving. but then again i wouldnt be able to install it let alone run it since th pc would turn off..anyways thanks for the heads up and to make everything in my favor i will get it cleaned right away.

[Navneet_Kumar]

I reccomend you to use unetbootin and be patient during the installation process...........try ubuntu 13.10 desktop........i have the same configuration and it works perfect.......:D