Core and CPU temp too high on dv2000

Hi everybody!.

I have a dv2840se (TL-60 AMD dual core)
and I've always noticed that it tends to run hot.
Today I downloaded SpeedFan and HWmonitor and hwmonitor shows:
60C Core
65C ACPI
82C GPU
56C HD

Isn't this too high?. I have it running in powersaving mode and I just updated the last version of the BIOS.

I've been checking the temps for a couple of hours and it has never been lower than 56C!!!

Any ideas?
Best regards,
Carla

 

How old is your notebook? If you bought it more than 6 months ago, it is likely to have a lot of dust in the heatsink. You need to clean the vents and the heatsink so that the dust blocking air from cooling down the CPU and GPU can be removed.

However, to do so, you need to open up the entire notebook. I really hate HP, which always makes it extremely difficult for users like me to open up their notebooks. But, to clean the heatsink and vents thoroughly, you should open the entire notebook. (You can use compressed air to remove some dust without opening the whole computer, but if there is A LOT of dust, you need to open it up.) Opening up the entire computer will void your warranty if your warranty is still in effect. If you are too scared of opening it up, you might ask someone to do so. Or, you can send it to HP. But, HP is well-known for its terrible repair service.

If dust is not the case, it could be too many CPU-demanding or GPU-demanding programs running simultaneously. (But, it is unlikely) Formatting your Windows and re-installing it might help.

Buying a notebook cooler can help cool down your notebook although it cannot be the solution.

 

Yeah, it's normal, which is why I sold it. I hated mine. I only had it for 2 months, and there wasn't any dust build up, it just ran hot as hell. This is why I avoid HPs now. =/

 

My notebook is pretty new, it has 3 months. I has been running that hot since the beginning...
I'm worried about the lifetime of the notebook with the core running at that temp. Isn't that a bit high for the stability of the notebook?.

 

My Hp runs hot also, that's why I got a cooler, as posted previously ><.

 

If yours is only 3 months old, then that should be the way your dv2800 works... AMD processors run hotter than Intel ones. Also, do you have the NVIDIA 8400M GS? That one runs hot also. It is also defective as NVIDIA has acknowledged. Also, the hard drives of HP's 14.1-inch notebooks run pretty hot. The hard drive of my new dv4t idles at about 50 degrees Celsius although it is running at 40 degrees Celsius with the help of my notebook cooler I got yesterday.

I would get a notebook cooler if you worry about the heat generated by those components. Those temperatures look unreasonably high. I think my notebook will get those temperatures when I run some CPU-demanding and GPU-demanding program. But, you're getting those at idle???

 

That hard drive temp is not good. I know Western Digital HDD's become non-functional at 64c.

 

Yes, I'm getting those temps with: MSN, Firefox, winamp, avira, utorrent and wifi (nothing fancy).

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