How hot should a laptop get? - Page 2

dilli-theclaw · 10-07-2004, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Alan Waddington

This reminded me of a story a couple of years back on El Reg. A quick search later and voila.

My laptop gets very hot, particularly if on the mains and the battery charger hasn't figured out that the battery has achieved full charge. Can't do much for the reliability.

Alan

....it was a dell too

(I have a dell).....

I am SO glad I've got my mdf board to stick it on - I'm not burning any bits I have - I like them all

The part that gets the hottest on my laptop is the power adaptor - that get's REALLY hot.

Dave Stones · 10-07-2004, 13:00

well i have a dell inspiron 1100. the problems about overheating with this model and the 5100 are widely documented and known by dell but they do not do anything about it.

the fan is placed on the bottom of the laptop and sucks air inwards, blows it over a heatpipe and back out over a heatsink. it is known as a "vacuum fan" nowadays

the official line from dell regarding my lappy is to take it apart once a month, remove the heatsink/heatpipe/fan combo, and clean it out. this is because the heatsink becomes clogged with dust bunnies that are positively monster-sized. wouldnt surprise me if this voids the guarantee but it is a bad design flaw. maybe it is the same on your toshiba, dust is being sucked up clogging the airflow and causing heat to build up?

before dust treatment, my processor reaches anything up to 70C (it shuts off automatically at this temperature), but after treatment hovers around 45-50C when doing load-intensive stuff in photoshop.

so, check your heatink and invest in a screwdriver and compressed air

solution to my problem is here by the way >> http://forums.us.dell.com/supportfor...sage.id=147208

dilli-theclaw · 10-07-2004, 13:04

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Originally Posted by Dave Stones

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Thanks for that - I have a 5100.

Although I've yet to experience any issues that were mentioned. But if it starts doing - then it's something to look at

....And it has a link for a program that lets me control the fan and read the temp on my 5100 too.....

That is SO cool

Ramrod · 10-07-2004, 13:08

Download the motherboardmoniter that Paulyoung666 recommended. It's better than sticking labels everywhere

Dave Stones · 10-07-2004, 13:08

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Thanks for that - I have a 5100.

Although I've yet to experience any issues that were mentioned. But if it starts doing - then it's something to look at

it mainly happened to me playing DVDs and doing heavy photoshopping. i guess it got extra dusty with me though cos, well, i live in student accommodation and vacuum cleaners are an unknown entity. result = atmosphere not breathable without dust masks

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

oh, and MBM doesn't work on my computer so until i found that dell-specific fan program i thought my computer was seriously dodgy...

watch out for controlling the fan speed though, i once left it off by accident. 10 minutes later into a rather important assignment, P4 temperature controls kicked in and i lost that 10 mins work

look at the fan speed too, if it is anything like mine on top speed it will reach nearly 180,000 rpm

danielf · 10-07-2004, 13:12

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Originally Posted by Dave Stones

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Hm, I have a Toshiba Satellite which will occasionally shut down automatically (though it will boot normally after that). I thought it was a problem with media player, as it usually occurs when streaming audio. I'm starting to wonder if this may be a temperature issue (though I hadn't noticed it becoming very hot, but then again I don't usually sit it on my lap)

Dave Stones · 10-07-2004, 13:15

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Originally Posted by danielf

Hm, I have a Toshiba Satellite which will occasionally shut down automatically (though it will boot normally after that). I thought it was a problem with media player, as it usually occurs when streaming audio. I'm starting to wonder if this may be a temperature issue (though I hadn't noticed it becoming very hot, but then again I don't usually sit it on my lap)

http://hardware.mcse.ms/message4270.html

hey look, overheating is a problem with some toshiba satellites too... common design flaw with laptop cooling mechanisms maybe?

i dread to think what alienwares are like, they must either sound like a 747 or burn your pants off

danielf · 10-07-2004, 13:20

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Originally Posted by Dave Stones

http://hardware.mcse.ms/message4270.html

hey look, overheating is a problem with some toshiba satellites too... common design flaw with laptop cooling mechanisms maybe?

i dread to think what alienwares are like, they must either sound like a 747 or burn your pants off

Cheers for that. I'm off to get myself some 'dust cleaner'

meld51 · 10-07-2004, 13:57

Good thread this.
Mine is a Toshiba Satelite S5100-201

I just downloaded MBM and mucked around a bit. It seems this model is not supported. I get some info from it and maybe I will get some more when I optimise MBM.....it seems a little complex and geeky....

dilli-theclaw · 10-07-2004, 14:47

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Originally Posted by danielf

Cheers for that. I'm off to get myself some 'dust cleaner'

Luckily I already had some air duster (I use it when I service systems

) - and my idle temp on my laptop is 40oC and rises up to 49oC - So i'm quite happy with that I think

Ramrod · 10-07-2004, 15:19

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Originally Posted by meld51

....it seems a little complex and geeky....

Hey, we're not the ones sticking temperature strips all over our laptops

meld51 · 10-07-2004, 23:07

Yes I know. Sad isn't it!

meld51 · 12-07-2004, 19:06

Anyhow, I just had another look in the memory compartment. The label fixed to the heat sink reached 60C over the weekend, so the chips must be quite a lot hotter.

paulyoung666 · 12-07-2004, 19:16

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Originally Posted by meld51

Anyhow, I just had another look in the memory compartment. The label fixed to the heat sink reached 60C over the weekend, so the chips must be quite a lot hotter.

did you have a look at mbm5 ???????????

meld51 · 12-07-2004, 20:38

Yes I did but it seems not to work too well with this board. However I can tell you that sensor 1 (wherever that is) reads 59C and Sensor 2 (wherever that is!) reads 68C. Not surprising that because wherever they are they are junction temperatures close to where some of the heat is generated.

MBM can't see any more sensors....shame