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    X7800 still overheating, and solution

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by narsnail, Aug 29, 2008.

  1. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    Ok so its still overheating, not cool. I also figured out why it is overheating as well. Dont take off the thermal pad on the north bridge!

    I am buying two thermal pads within the next week or so, and I am hoping that solves my problems.
     
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  2. JBN

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    Thermal pad? Why would you want to remove it in the first place? LOL :p
     
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    cause it was gross, it looks like dook chewed some gunm he found on the ground, snuck to my house, adn put it there while I was sleeping. Also I assumed that putting on some thermal pastewould be the same thing. There is a small gap between the northbridge and the heatsink, so there is no heat transfer, even when paste is applied.
     
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  4. JBN

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    Ohhh I see. Yeah that might be the problem. Keep us updated when you buy the thermal pads.
     
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    Dood. I totally did. It was strawberry flavored Bubble-Yum. I can't believe you figured this out. I'll give you a brand new ceiling fan to not press charges.

    I'm afraid I have a bit of bad news for you though, my old friend. I removed my TIM pad from the northbridge completely and replaced it with generic AS5 and it's been running just groovy ever since the swap. That being said, all cases are different, so hopefully this will solve your cooling problem once and for all. I'd really hate to see you sell your X.
     
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  6. narsnail

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    I wont sell it, the T5450 runs at the same temps, no joke, so its a coooling problem. If I really cant fix it I will send it to gateway to have it fixed.
     
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    Roger that!
     
    Dook, Aug 30, 2008
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    im thinking I could sell it to some noob for $500 though, its worth alot more then I paid for it.
     
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    Why can't you use thermal paste? (probably didn't read carefully enough)
    OK, I see Dook used A5.
    If it is a bare chip you can use Arctic Ceramique. It is non-conductive and stickier so stays put better. I used it once on a crappy heat pipe that rigidly left a gap because of the missing thick pad. I built up the Ceramique to take up the gap and it did the trick. I also use it on bare NB and video.

    I detest pads.
     
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  10. JBN

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    Aren't you wearing one right now Syn? Just kidding :)
     
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    On my head ... with ice.

    What is it with this forum? It just freezes up sometimes.
     
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  12. Dook

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    It hates us and wants us all to die of syphilis.
     
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    that $h!t cracks me up
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