HP dv6 AMD version overheating

Hey guys!

I have a problem with my HP dv6 1299ea laptop. I bought in in August, and was very satisfied with my purchase until lately, when it has been overheating. I have noticed that the fan is running almost non-stop for a while now, but didn't care too much, since I have been playing games and so on. But recently the fan is now running non-stop even when it's idle, or I just browse.

Today I installed speedfan, and it shows core temperature on idle of around 70 degrees C. Sometimes it even goes above 80, and that is without any games or complicated applications running - just browsing. In Medieval II Total war it stays above 80 constantly. Now, when I'm writting it shows between 65-70 degrees C. I see that speedfan does not support my motherboard, since it only shows core, no GPU, HDD, and nothing about the fan speed. Is there any other software that might help me identify and solve the problem?

I know AMDs tend to overheat, compared to Intels, but this just seems too much. I did some research, and saw that it is a known problem for HPs. I ordered a laptop cooler (Titan TTC-G4TZ), but will get it in about a week. I was wondering if there is anything else I could do to solve the problem.

Thanks a lot!

Dima
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AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-75
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Chipset AMD780G (not sure about this)

 

make sure drivers for CPU are installed (ACPI???)
Install AMD power monitor if you don't have it.
Also, in control panle, go to power management and use HP recommended.
Make sure there is no rpocess running in the background that hogs all the resources.
Yes AMD runs real hot, but your idle temps are NOT normal, even for AMD.

 

It's the 4650 combined with pretty much any CPU overloading HP's underpowered cooling system. Blowing out your heatsink with canned air will help a little (careful, fans don't like being spun fast). What you really need is a cooling pad for when you're gaming.

 

Thanks a lot for the quick response!

I switched to HP recommended, and seems a big part of the problem is solved. My power plan was high performance, and had minimum CPU state - 100%. Now my system is idling at around 50 C, and goes to 55-60 C when loading a web-page, or a simple program, and to around 65 C when giving it something more complex (but not games).

What were you saying about drivers for CPU? I use Vista, is there still a separate driver required for CPU? I searched for drivers for all the ACPI in device manager (using automatic search by vista), and nothing newer came up. Also, there is nothing on the HP homepage regarding drivers for Vista for my CPU.

I will get my laptop cooler in a few days now, hope that will bring the temperature to an acceptable level (what is that level for the Turion x2 RM-75, btw?)

Thanks!
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I have an older Turion 64 X2 TL-60 (90nm, 2.0Ghz) in a dv9500 and that often sits around the mid 50’s when doing normal activity, sometimes up to 60 etc...

I think the temps you are describing now sound quite normal, but you might be able to lower them further by making sure you have the latest BIOS. Sometimes BIOS releases contain power management improvements so it might be worth looking into (but make sure you are happy to flash the BIOS because it can be hard to fix if it goes wrong).

Also make sure ATI PowerPlay is enabled through the Catalyst Control Panel which will enable power savings for the graphics card when you’re not playing games etc which might help keep things cool.

Good luck!

 

Yup,
now you get decent temps. Now, the temp with raise for sure when playing games, so like mentioned above, grad a GOOD laptop cooler, not the first one you come across!

For the CPU driver, it's a AMD thing, but usually, it's being taken care of by the operating system.

If you grab AMD power monitor, you'll be able to see if the CPU switches between power states (I guess there is only 2 power states on your RM-series CPU).

And yes, like Brian said, the 4650, although a nice mid-range card, adds up to the heat load (both CPU and GPU are using the same heatsink/fan combo).

UNDERVOLTING is your next step. You can EASILY shave 8-10 degrees celsius off your MAX GAMING temperature by undervolting.

Max temp for RM-75 is 100 degrees celsius. Honestly, any thing above 90 Degrees is retarded in my opinion, thanks HP for the poor heatsink design.

I just sent my laptop (In sig) to HP canada, cause it was reaching 92 degrees celsius while in game USING A COOLER! What it does it that it stresses a lot of components when the temperature is that high inside a laptop. I don't have high expectations ,they might re-apply thermal paste or something, but they'll most likely send it back to me in the same state it was when I sent it.
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Turion 64 X2 Mobile technology RM-75 - TMRM75DAM22GG.html