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coconnor:
Quote from: kuronue on 2009 July 23, 06:11:51
I have a Belkin lap-fan-thing, it's been working and I've had it for months.
Thanks for the information! Good to know. I may just go get one since I have been unable to find anything else yet.
Quote from: Sigmund on 2009 July 23, 06:35:29
Just a side note-- in addition to getting a laptop cooler, download smcFanControl if you haven't already. I use it on my macbook, and it helps you control the temperature and fan speed of your mac.
I have a Dell 1720 laptop running Windows Vista and from what I can see, SMC Fan Control is only for MAC's. I have downloaded another program and am trying it. It is called Speed Fan. We'll see how that works. Thanks for the information!
uncle:
I have a belkin for my Dell Inspiron 1525 (which means i can't see who is fat, preggers or muscular! rrGHHH!) I go one step further and prop up the laptop so there are 2 levels of space involved. And I have a room fan nearby that is usually on.
It is still very hot - I assuming the graphics card is in the vicinity of the touch pad, as that is where things get the hottest. As I am computer from a laying on my side position for 99% of the lat few months, even if i had a desktop, it wouldn't be an option for me.
I have also thought of cold packs (the kind one puts in the freezer, to use in picnic coolers, body parts, etc) put underneath the offending area, but manage to keep things on a tight rope.
My laptop started to get very hot a few after i got it last summer - and I wasn't using a high demand on my laptop. It did start getting worse playing Sims Life Stories,
Love to hear what people have done to try to rectify the situation!
Quote from: JBoat on 2009 July 21, 05:07:16
I just picked one up for a client (a non-gamer), which is made by Belkin. It ran around $25-30 if I recall, was powered by a USB cable (so you could roam with it in your lap), and had a fairly large fan. It of course wasn't a really good one, like a gamer might need when they push their system. I don't personally game on laptops, so it's hard for me to recommend one. But *any* laptop base with cooling is an improvement over nothing.
coconnor:
Quote from: uncle on 2009 July 23, 08:45:56
How have you found the program to work on your laptop? I want to tried everything and everything to make sure I don't have a melted pile of goo!
I knew my way around a desktop to build back in the day, but not about laptops, but I am thinking perhaps to trying to get a better card that won't overheat so readily would be difficult?
Am anxious to hear about your results!
I only downloaded and installed this program earlier today, but it appears to work pretty well. It is a free download and here is the link: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
My laptop (according to this program) appears to have 3 fans. If you are thinking about replacing anything in your laptop (you said it is a Dell 1535) you can go to their website, put in the Service Tag and they will show you the configuration as originally shipped. You can then see suggested upgrades to the original configuration (including video cards, if applicable). Even if you don't buy it from them, at least it will give you a starting point from which to do some research.
uncle:
I have just opened the tab to dl. Dell will be next on the list! Thanks a bunch for the tip!
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I only downloaded and installed this program earlier today, but it appears to work pretty well. It is a free download and here is the link: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
My laptop (according to this program) appears to have 3 fans. If you are thinking about replacing anything in your laptop (you said it is a Dell 1535) you can go to their website, put in the Service Tag and they will show you the configuration as originally shipped. You can then see suggested upgrades to the original configuration (including video cards, if applicable). Even if you don't buy it from them, at least it will give you a starting point from which to do some research.
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coconnor:
Quote from: uncle on 2009 July 23, 19:05:38
I have just opened the tab to dl. Dell will be next on the list! Thanks a bunch for the tip!
You're welcome. Hope it works out.
I went to a couple of stores in my area this afternoon, and ended up buying a laptop chill pad made by a company called Xbrand (never heard of them before). I also saw the Belkin and an Antec which which were both too small for the 17" laptop.
Anyway, I brought it home, put the laptop on it and turned on the Speed Fan program and now everything beside the video card fan (GPU) has blue down arrows on them. I don't think it is possible for it to be too cold for the laptop, but in case anyone reads this that is tech saavy, I'd feel better with some verification. I know from work though that computer equipment (mainframes & servers, etc.) are typically kept in very cold rooms, so I'm not really too concerned. I've attached the print report from the HW Monitor program for verification.
Thanks to everyone for your help!
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