[SLL] Laptop getting a bit warm

[Abha Harting]

The internal fan could be dead. If so, you have to get it replaced.

You could also buy an under the laptop cooler and that can help
considerably. I have one for an old Dell PIII, and when I put it on top of
the cooler, the fan inside the laptop never goes on. Also the cooler props
it up on a nice angle for typing on the keyboard. I think part of the way it
works is that the bottom of the machine is off the table, and the cooler has
a couple of fans that blow air on the bottom. I like them because I figure
they will extend the life of the machine since heat is the enemy of
electronic devices.

Here is one site that sells them that I have had pretty good luck with:
http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch?follow-pro=2&vwcatalog=nexfan03&query=laptop%20cooler&catalog=nexfan03&x=29&y=10


I also got a Bytecc from New Egg and that works pretty well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=laptop+cooler&x=22&y=31


Abha




On 7/22/07, Mike Stunes <kc0tqx at sio.midco.net> wrote:
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> I've got an Acer Travelmate 2400 series laptop, running Slack 11.0. I
> use it typically for web browsing, email and stuff, and will probably
> have a media player going in the background. Problem is, this thing is
> getting way too hot--ACPI has recently shown 70s C--as hot as 80. I
> looked into the air ports on the side and bottom--don't see any dust
> buildup, really. Is the temperature of the room an issue? The laptop
> used to run quite a bit cooler than this--typically more around 50s,
> sometimes getting up and over 60, sometimes up to mid-70s during a
> huge Gentoo compile. Any suggestions (before I melt the processor to
> the heat sink)?
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> Wilner's Observation:
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> 73, Mike
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