DV9000t Always so freaking hot on bottom near fan!! Why?

Hey everyone, I have a DV9000t with the following specs:

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64
Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard F.2C, 4/22/2008
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 2.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.01 GB
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)



So basically no matter where I have it or anything it's always just really really hot. Even on a flat desk. But I've used my friends' dells before and put them right on my lap and I don't feel any warmth at all (and I know you're not supposed to put them on your lap anyways, but if i put mine on my lap it seriously gets unbearably hot and the fan gets SO loud)


I rarely do anything that should be taxing for the computer - the most i do is some programming in VB.net 2008 and play GTA - and this is VERY rare. Almost all of the time i'm just surfing the web or talking to people on AIM or on forums.

I contacted HP support about this and they really weren't too helpful; had me flash to the most recent BIOS and then make sure power management was installed right. didn't seem to do much

Unless the computer is OFF or asleep, the bottom is always really really warm and the place where i put my wrists as i type is like a little heating pad too... I used to put Maximum Processor State at 100% because god forbid I wanted to get the maximum performance out of my computer, but it's not worth the feeling of a laptop burning into my skin. So now I keep it at 50% and that's still not enough- always just as hot

Aha... as I'm typing on my flat desk with my display at minimum brightness, the fan just got REALLY loud for no reason!!! WTF?? This is so frustrating I paid a lot of money for this thing!

If this helps, I ran coretemp .99 and Core 0 seems to hang out at about 50 degrees C, same with Core 1

Please help seriously, if anyone has any ideas on how to utilize this computer more effectively i would be so grateful

Thanks!

 

It is the nature of the "beast". If you have a vacuum, I would get into a habit of cleaning the keyboard and underside of the notebook every couple of weeks. I would also spend a few more dollars and protect your investment. I have virtually the same machine as you and have used the Zalman ZM-NC2000 notebook cooler since day 1.
You won't be disappointed.

 

I will look into one of those, it's just kind of frustrating because at work my boss got us all Dell Latitudes with really good specs (core 2 duos, 2GB RAM, etc) and the thing runs SO quietly and it's never even warm...

 

I took a quick look at the HP driver page for the dv9000t and didn't see the F.2C BIOS listed for this model. Are you sure you have the right BIOS?

 

A consumer dv9000t is hardly in the same league as a business Dell Latitude. Having said that, 50C is within the acceptable range for these Pavilion chassis'.

 

seasalt - this is the one they recommended from the HP livechat. they said its the same as the one on the website

R4000- my computer has better specs in every aspect than the latitude and i paid more than double what the latitude is worth for the HP. what do you mean theyre not in the "same league"?

 

50C is a normal temperature for a processor. You have to take into consideration on if stuff is blocking the CPU vent, because if it is then yes, the underside of your laptop is going to get hot. If you keep the laptop on your laptop and your clothing is covering the CPU vent it will get hot. If you want to help protect your laptop buy a laptop cooler, as mckinneydij stated above, this will help keep the bottom of the laptop cooler.

Have you cleaned out your laptop since you got it? By cleaning out, I mean going out and buying a can of compressed air and cleaning the vents on the bottom of your laptop, cleaning out your keyboard, etc. If you haven't cleaned your laptop yet, then dust and other particles can be blocking the passages used to cool the laptop, and that could be causing it to feel hot as well.

 

That's odd. The only F.2C BIOS I was able to find was for notebooks with AMD processors.

 

This is for my dv9260us with Intel Version: F.2C :

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-60762-1&lc=en&cc=us&lang=en&os=2100&dlc=en&product=3340205

 

thats the one i installed - maybe ill try a reformat with XP 32 instead of Vista Ultimate 64...

 

Yep, that certainly says Intel on the web page. I’m surprised that HP would use the same BIOS version number for both Intel and AMD notebooks. I’m going to have to be real careful the next time I do an update.

 

Latitudes are business machines, meaning the chassis(s) are engineered to provide the best in efficiency and thermal dispersion characteristics reguardless of hardware. Consumer machines such as a dv9000t have to appeal to both the budget & mainstream power user, so corners are cut in R&D/Fabrication to balance the cost.

You could have a dv9700t retailing $2200, but they can also be had for $799. Yours may have more internal options, but both share the same chassis.