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    Acer 6930G Vent/Fan Clarification

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by X2P, Jun 1, 2009.

  1. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Considering the 6930G for purchase but need some clarification on the cooling

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    Which of the three wholes does the fan intake and which does ita exhaust, also can you label the other vents (sometimes vents are fake and actually are just for looks) so ya


    It would be great I am guessing intake is the bottom and exhaust is in the back but I am unsure of the vent on the side there too
     
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  2. ATG

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    Here is how it looks like under the hood:
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  3. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    So it appears the fan sucks air from the side?
     
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    Yeah I think so. The other holes appear to be for the RAM(Acer usually cover this holes with foil, not sure why!) and the second bay for HDD.
     
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  5. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    darn that rules out the Acer :(
     
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    Because a cooler will take insignificant effect..?
     
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  7. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Yup, exactly! I will wait to see if anyone else can confirm this just to make sure we are right
     
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    lucino Notebook Geek

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    As far as I know the vents marked yellow are the intakes, red arrows indicate the exhausts- GPU heatpipe appears to have its own vent.

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    Below you can see that the fan does draw some air from across the top of the MB

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    Fan assembly

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  9. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    So both side and rear are exhaust 0.0 ?
     
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  10. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    It's pretty common design for an Acer, mine is designed the same way. It's not freakin' awesome, but I'm OK with it, and my Cooler Master Infinite do its job perfectly (7-10 degrees lower under load :) ).
     
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    lucino Notebook Geek

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    Yup, both those vents (ones with the red arrows in above pic) are exhausts
     
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  12. X2P

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    I looked at some more pictures on Acer Japan's site, it appears that side vent is a dummy
     
    X2P, Jun 1, 2009
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  13. techiediva

    techiediva Notebook Consultant

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    it would be a dummy vent if the unit had no discrete video. on those that do, it serves a purpose
     
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    Thanks, just to confirm the intake is on the bottom and the side and rear of the notebook fan are exhaust?

    It would be nice if some more owners could confirm this as this is The Most Important Part of the Notebook
     
    X2P, Jun 2, 2009
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    techiediva Notebook Consultant

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    there are "intake" vents on the bottom and the exhaust is the side and rear. there is no explicit intake vent as the fan draws air from all over the notebook to keep all the components cool.

    the main exhaust is the rear, and if the unit has a discrete gpu solution, then the side is for that.
     
    techiediva, Jun 2, 2009
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