Overheating in laptop

[pan1300]

Re: Overheating in laptop

hi locan

I agree with the water: bad idea!
About the Thermal Paste: never heard of that - thanks ; been using the 'work-laptop' very intensly for more than 3,5 years now - even my ICT-collegues don't know this - they said: as long as it works there's no problem ... :eek:
I'm a bit into this and must honoustly say I don't know anyone who does this :o.
Hopefully my laptops stay 'overheating-free'

[vanbasten]

Re: Overheating in laptop

there is a free program called speedfan, it shows the temperature of harddisk and processors. I wanted to change the thermal paste as well but the guy told me that since my cooling since system is done through copper I do not need that? Not sure what he meant but before i had the processor cleaned the temperatures were around 85c now they are around 45-50c

[locan]

Re: Overheating in laptop

[QUOTE=pan1100;227075]hi locan

I agree with the water: bad idea!
About the Thermal Paste: never heard of that - thanks ; been using the 'work-laptop' very intensly for more than 3,5 years now - even my ICT-collegues don't know this - they said: as long as it works there's no problem ... :eek:
I'm a bit into this and must honoustly say I don't know anyone who does this :o.
Hopefully my laptops stay 'overheating-free'[/QUOTE]
hey pan :)

ya the thermal paste doesn't need to be changed as long as the cooling is ok Thats right but it is better to change it all 2 years so the laptop has a longer live span. But in your case 3,5 years is really long i don't know if you guys clean up your laptops but after 3,5 year it doesn't matter were it is, without cleaning the laptop inside, it looks maybe dirty and will also not be good for the performance.
Btw to say "as long as it works everything is ok" is a very dangerous way to think when it comes to electronic devices :D
I saw so many people saying "everything worked just fine and then it was over" and then i had to fix it and mostly it was indeed something you never thought about ^^

[QUOTE=vanbasten;227079]there is a free program called speedfan, it shows the temperature of harddisk and processors. I wanted to change the thermal paste as well but the guy told me that since my cooling since system is done through copper I do not need that? Not sure what he meant but before i had the processor cleaned the temperatures were around 85c now they are around 45-50c[/QUOTE]

Hi vanbasten ya the guy is kinda right, as of my experience for a laptop (for sure it depends on what cpu you have) temperature from 45-50 is totaly ok for a laptop, just be sure your laptop gets enough air just like you did. For the thermal paste, if you decide to go change it one day pls make sure you don't buy a cheap one there mostly not as good as they say, better pay 4-5 bucks more and be happy. Also try to search for fan tools for your laptop where you can change the speed of the fan inside or you are very lucky and will find an option in your bios :) good luck

[pan1300]

Re: Overheating in laptop

hi locan

Here at home we have a desktop pc (home) and 3 laptops (3 different work environments) and must say that here it isn't common/usual to do any kind of maintenance and/or cleaning to laptops (or computers in general). Only when there's a problem, it's looked after ; me myself I agree with you that preventive maintenance and cleaning is better. :D
Honoustly never had (hope it stays) any problems with overheating (different brands - 1 of them used to be on 24/27 7/7 due to camera recording).

[besit]

Re: Overheating in laptop

According to my experience the problem of overheating concerning not cold Intel processor, but ATI Mobility Radeon X200, for all discrete video chipsets are prone to overheat.
So
- first disassemble your notebook like described here
[url]http://**************www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba-Satellite-A105/remove-motherboard-2.htm[/url]
- Then take cooler and clean it with air compressor or at least with vacuum cleaner
- Apply fresh paste on every cooled chip and glue the cooler to them
- assemble back
If it won't help - go to service, for it means your video chip start to burn :(

[vanbasten]

Re: Overheating in laptop

thanks besit, you have found the exact model of my laptop/ do you know any video guides. since i have not tried doing this on my own before i am kind of scared that i will completely screw up the laptop.

[locan]

Re: Overheating in laptop

[QUOTE=besit;227156]According to my experience the problem of overheating concerning not cold Intel processor, but ATI Mobility Radeon X200, for all discrete video chipsets are prone to overheat.
:([/QUOTE]

Ya this is indeed also a reason for overheating but thats because the cpu and the Graphics card are using the same heat pipe and are quit close to each other, that means that if the GPU runs hot the CPU also will run hot even if the cpu is not really in use, and also thats why the cpu on his case has a temperature of 40-50°C which is normal for common laptops otherwise it would be less.

[QUOTE=vanbasten;227235]thanks besit, you have found the exact model of my laptop/ do you know any video guides. since i have not tried doing this on my own before i am kind of scared that i will completely screw up the laptop.[/QUOTE]

If you would search a little bit by your self you would find a lot of videos how to disassemble or clean up your special laptop :) but here is a good video how to clean it up.

______.youtube.com/watch?v=0yyEVSkz_0M&feature=related

Good luck!

[microchick]

Re: Overheating in laptop

Simply just don't leave your special laptop on for too long without any reason!

[pan1300]

Re: Overheating in laptop

[QUOTE=microchick;227346]Simply just don't leave your special laptop on for too long without any reason![/QUOTE]

ok, better not (seems logical) ; but honoustly I don't see why not?
As said previously I had one on all the time for about 2 years, continiously recording from a camera - never had any heating problems (this one has no graphic card - Win XP - is a HP), and this is how it should be :D

[vanbasten]

Re: Overheating in laptop

pan do you guys keep the computer room super clean, like those no dust room where processors are made:)

[microchick]

Re: Overheating in laptop

[QUOTE=pan1100;227361]ok, better not (seems logical) ; but honoustly I don't see why not?
As said previously I had one on all the time for about 2 years, continiously recording from a camera - never had any heating problems (this one has no graphic card - Win XP - is a HP), and this is how it should be :D[/QUOTE]

You are right pan1100, why not. But the average life time of a laptop is far far less than a desktop. Have never seen anyone buying a desktop after every 2 years. But if you use a laptop for two years it looks old and needs replacing. Laptops were not made for the purpose to be left on for hours. They were made for mobility.

[pan1300]

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[QUOTE=vanbasten;227362]pan do you guys keep the computer room super clean, like those no dust room where processors are made:)[/QUOTE]

surely not ; the one that stayed always on was and is still in my living room (use this one right now while typing ;) ; the one for my work is on about 8hrs a day, even mostly in dusty cellars of big/old buildings - have this for more than 3,5 years for now, and replacement isn't an option yet (as previous stated: as long as it works there's no problem for me/ICT - is in fact a cheap Dell - also XP). So conditions are far from ideal, think I'm just lucky.

[QUOTE=microchick;227366]You are right pan1100, why not. But the average life time of a laptop is far far less than a desktop. Have never seen anyone buying a desktop after every 2 years. But if you use a laptop for two years it looks old and needs replacing. Laptops were not made for the purpose to be left on for hours. They were made for mobility.[/QUOTE]

Perhaps you're right in the most cases, but mine's (and the wife's - which is a big one with heavy graphic card -> 3D drawing + stability programs) all are lasting more than 3 - 3,5 years, ok they look old, but that's no reason to replace in my case. At home we have a desktop (Vista business 64 bit - but much less used - in fact this one's heating far more than the laptops, even while it's less used and in a slightly colder room). For work we have no desktop (mobility needed).

[runmo]

Re: Overheating in laptop

topic has been enough discussed, it's not the goal to start other topic in this thread.
Keep it to the topic, out of topic posts will be deleted. Case closed.

regards
runmo