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    how do you take your laptop's temp?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Pamster, Feb 15, 2011.

  1. Pamster

    Pamster Guest

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    I have seen people talking about how warm their laptops get and I recently bought a Dell mini 1012 and have searched around the Win 7 Starter setup with no success locating a utility that would offer machine temperatures. Any help or advice is much appreciated. :D
     
    Pamster, Feb 15, 2011
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  2. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    try something like Everest.
     
    lead_org, Feb 15, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I use HWMonitor to view the temperatures.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 15, 2011
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  4. FXi

    FXi Notebook Deity

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    Win 7/Vista side bar on CPU useage
    Add on Coretemp and it then gives temps too.

    Sure beats turning the lappie over and using a bit of vaseline...
     
    FXi, Feb 15, 2011
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Yeah, I like HWMonitor too. I've found that some newer versions are kind of... lacking, though.
     
    Commander Wolf, Feb 16, 2011
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  6. Pamster

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    Thanks for the replies everyone, I got a Gear head Laptop cooler I picked up for $13 bucks at Big Lots today and it's running the mini much cooler so I feel much better about it. :)
     
    Pamster, Feb 16, 2011
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  7. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Well it's still a good idea to monitor your internal temperatures, sometimes the heat in netbooks can be felt through the palmrest and may feel uncomfortable.

    But buying a cooling pad is a good investment and will make your netbook last longer down the road.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 16, 2011
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  8. Pamster

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    Pamster, Feb 17, 2011
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  9. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    SpeedFan is a good program, but I wouldn't mess with the fan settings as they mess with the registry. Doing so can cause harm to your OS.

    HWMonitor should be fine with a netbook, I don't know about the latest version specifically.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 17, 2011
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    Okay then HWMonitor it is. Thanks Tsunade!

    Got a question on chatting, can I use trillian on the mini as is before a RAM upgrade? Or should I stick with the web based meebo.com? Thanks for all your help. :D
     
    Pamster, Feb 17, 2011
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