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    Heat problem

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by vasculio, May 26, 2004.

  1. vasculio

    vasculio Newbie

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    My Asus S5N seems to have a heat dissipation problem... It tends to run at around 75-80C, is that ok?? and i have actually sent it in for repairs quite a few times already because the touch pad together with the LEDs and speaker did not work all of a sudden. I think might be due to the heat problem. It's quite frustrating without a touch pad and the LEDs. Any ideas???
     
    vasculio, May 26, 2004
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  2. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    This seems to be quite high. My M2N is usually around 40-50C. I would definitely get it checked out, or try geting a new replacement.
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    Underpantman, May 26, 2004
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  3. astinav6

    astinav6 Newbie

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    use asusprobe
    this is installed by default i think and is in the asus utility folder
     
    astinav6, Jul 2, 2004
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  4. soccerjoe5

    soccerjoe5 Notebook Consultant

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    does anyone else experience heat issues on the s5n? how do you check the temp on the lappy? i'm a newbie on laptops...
     
    soccerjoe5, Jul 2, 2004
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  5. trogman

    trogman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Try remove the original thermal goo on the heatsink and use arctic silver or similar compound. It made a great different on my M3N, running around 42C idle. To monitor temperature, try MBM.

    Update: I looked at my MBM log, with 3000 readings, I am getting average of 49C, max of 63C, and low of 39C.
     
    trogman, Jul 2, 2004
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