HDX X18-1180US notebook is warming on the support base of the monitor near the HP logo

My notebook HP HDX X18-1180US - P/N: NB184UAR#ABA is warming very much on the base of support of the LCD monitor, near the HP logo.

This warming is more or less, as I increase or decrease the intensity of illumination of the screen.

If the maximum of the intensity of illumination is managed, heat enough to burn your finger if there pulled over.

Is this normal? Anyone know anything about it?

Thanks for all.

 

It's probably the LCD inverter for the CCFL backlighting. I'd say it's normal as most every notebook i've had does this.

 

Hello.

Thanks for your answer.

I was worried about it and thought it could be a problem. But it's good to see that other people have seen and what can be a normal situation.

Thanks again.

 

Yeah, I'm not so sure. If it's enough to burn someone's finger, then it can't be good right?

 

I searched the Internet, someone who has had this problem with this model of notebook, but found nothing. Do you know any case? Do you know if there is some information about it somewhere on the Internet?

Thanks for all.

 

Yea, if it really is hot enough to burn someone, then yea. You might need a new inverter if it runs that hot, because honestly that's the only component that I know of at that location that would remotely get warm. So maybe it's about to go out. Call HP and tell them this, they'll probably RMA it for repair if you feel it's too hot. But then again that is an 18.4in LCD, that's pretty big for a notebook panel and for 1 CCFL that's a lot to backlight, and as far as I know Dell's are the only ones currently shipping double CCFL notebook screens. Have you noticed it getting hotter and hotter lately or have you just now felt it and it feels hot?

EDIT: with the two lower comments, I guess it is double CCFL.. Sorry for the mis-information..

 

I believe the HDX 18's use Dual CCFL's to light the screen (I don't see it being exactly possible to light the entire screen with 1, but I could be wrong).

Are you talking about the screen hinge with the logo facing you? That's gotten quite warm for me as well, depending on how long I leave my computer on with the screen on (I use 100% brightness 95% of the time) but this was only after using it for 8-9 hours straight; but it still wasn't enough to burn someone's finger (not that I remember).

If its doing that, I'd say send it in anyway.

 

Yep, they're dual lamp and can get crazy hot at full brightness. It's normal and may even start making a slight hum to go with it.

 

Well, haven't gotten the humming sound yet, although I always have music playing so I might jus never hear it

 

Good evening everyone.

Initially I thank all the information you have posted here.

When I say that it burns your finger to place it and keep it on top of where heats for about 10 seconds.

The place starts to get hot after 10 minutes of use the machine.

As I said earlier, the heat is proportional to the amount of brightness that fits on the screen. Note: If left only half the capacity of brightness, low temperature considerably, getting even with the heat of the rest of the equipment.

I'm afraid to be using the notebook with very bright LCD and after a while, like 01 years, the equipment to pass the defect.

Although no technical knowledge about the parts that work in the brightness of the LCD, I conclude that the warming is not necessarily a problem, right?

This make me happy, though still fearful.

Thank you all.

 

The HDX18T user's lounge would have more people that know the model, but ya, there's nothing you can do about it. As far as the laptop lasting 10 years (I assume you meant 10 and not 1), after 10 years of regular use SOMETHING is going to give up in a notebook like this. You can always get a replacement inverter and display off ebay if it does go on you.

That being said, you should be ok for a couple years.