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    Rear vent cooling fan

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by bunta, Jan 10, 2007.

  1. bunta

    bunta Notebook Consultant

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    Most laptops has a vent in the rear of the laptop. I was just wondering if we can actually purchase one of these things http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835117010

    Is there a way where we can maybe splice the wires of the fan's connections ( and make it power from USB ??) and somehow attach it to the rear of the vent so it can suck out more warm air out of the laptop??

    I have an Asus A7J....As far as i am concern the rear vent is the only exhaust fan whereas all the other vents (which are on the bottom of the notebook) are intake fans. I think i'm right but i may be wrong because i felt all the vents and the only one that has any sort of air exiting out of the laptop was the one in the back of the laptop....

    I think its a good idea....
     
    bunta, Jan 10, 2007
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    Nicolas41390 Notebook Consultant

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    Just by a chill mat, they are specific designed to cool your notebook. I made on of those once, it lowered my temp down buy about 1C degree, when I bought the chill mat, it went down 15C degrees, that is the hdd and the processor combined. My notebook has only one vent in the rear, and one underneath where the air is pulled in and blown out the back.
     
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  3. bunta

    bunta Notebook Consultant

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    I had placed an order for the Zalman NC-1000 earlier today...Just wondering what else i can do lower the temp much more...I guess i would have to wait and see what the results are.
     
    bunta, Jan 11, 2007
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  4. CalebSchmerge

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    Please don't cross post, you asked this same question in the Asus forum.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Jan 11, 2007
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    It looks like it just has two clips that are adjustable, so that it can fit most notebooks. It looks like it is a normal notebook fan in a separate enclosure, I would expect it to be about as loud as the average cooling pad.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Jan 11, 2007
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    bunta Notebook Consultant

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    bunta Notebook Consultant

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  10. circa86

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    most vents on the back of a laptop are probably for an exhaust, i don't know why you would want air blowing into it.
     
    circa86, Jan 12, 2007
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  11. Ice-Tea

    Ice-Tea MXM Guru NBR Reviewer

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    It`s an extraction fan.
     
    Ice-Tea, Jan 12, 2007
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