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    would a chill pad prevent my laptop from overheating?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Lethal Lottery, Feb 12, 2008.

  1. Lethal Lottery

    Lethal Lottery Notebook Betrayer

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    mine is powering off becuase the heatsink in my laptop makes it VERY hot. (im 90% sure this is the reason). i heard that one of theese would cool it so it behaved better. which one is best? (not over 50-60 USD)
     
    Lethal Lottery, Feb 12, 2008
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    Amped24 Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds like a over heating issue to me I'd check out something like this Zalman ZM-NC2000
     
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    MINIz guy Notebook Consultant

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    You should also open it up and clean out all the dust that may be inside it, causing the heat.
     
    MINIz guy, Feb 12, 2008
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    Amped24 Notebook Consultant

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    Have some Q-Tips and a can of air ready!
     
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    ^I just did that couple weeks ago because my computer was desk-meltingly hot. I blew out a vertiable **** load of dust and now the fan runs smoothly, and I have no more heat issues.
     
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    as mentioned above, cleaning out the dust should solve your problem.
     
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    soccerjoe05 Notebook Guru

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    cleaned out mine too. had a pretty large ball of dust by the fan. it runs MUCH cooler than it was right before i cleaned it.
     
    soccerjoe05, Feb 13, 2008
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