Hp DV6t 7000 overheating

Hi guys, I bought an HP Dv6t 7000 almost a year now, and I've noticed the gpu heat rises for no reason, I dont game much on it, I browse the web all day, and only put it in sleep mode when im not using it. usually its around 40-50 c now its 60, any way I can drop the temp back to that 40 c? Some times I have this laying on my bed, that may be an issue. but I would like for the temperature to drop.

 

bump... anyone know of a way without a cooling pad to keep the laptop cool?

 

Which or what exact model are asking for help on? We need to know a more precise model number to see if others can research more on your units before we can give out help?????

 

its a HP dv6t 7000. I bought it last year.

 

So when you go to the hp site and put in your serial number that is what the model number comes up with?

 

Ambient temperature affects the notebook temp. So if you're in a hot room the notebook will run hotter even when idle. I can't see it these notebooks running 40C for long unless you're in a cold room.

And yes blocking vents with it on a bed is a problem. It doesn't really have much ventilation in general and this also makes a cooling pad rather ineffective because it can't get much air into the machine. Although a cooling pad or lap desk would be good on a bed because it's a hard surface.

To get the lowest idle temps, make sure you have HP Coolsense installed and enabled. This causes the fan to run faster than typical for idle when the notebook is parallel with the ground (ie on a flat surface).

Also blast some compressed air through the fan if you haven't. Dust build up, you know.

 

where do I put the serial number at on their site?

 

You can just do a google search for the specific model number. Though I think you have the same machine as I do.

 

Its a HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 CTO Entertainment Notebook PC Product number: A5F74AV

 

Ok I looked it up and it have Intel HD graphics and that shouldn't really heat up like having a AMD/Nvidia GPU in the system that would heat up more then Intel HD. As another poster said could be the vents are blocked causing the system to heatup or dust is stuck at the vents on the inside and that can cause the system to heat and cause premature system failures. So when was the last time in the year you had it was it ever in a dusty environment? And your question as to why the GPU heats up you only have a Intel HD based graphics and that should overheat like the discrete AMD/Nvidia GPU does when they get pushed. Just seem like your using your system but at the same time blocking the vents so the cooling system can't get proper air flow? So where and how do you use your system to cause the heat index to rise?

 

actually I do have a Nvidia graphics card the 650M. would that be a problem contributing to the problem? I ordered a fan for my computer so hopefully that will relieve the problem...I blow out the air vents every few months.

 

Does it have it own cooling fan assembly? If so you might have to disassemble the laptop and do a through cleaning of the heatsink and remove the old thermal paste and apply new thermal paste to see if the heat problem doesn't go away. But if you only had bought and owned it a year I doubted it was part of the AMD/Nvidia dreaded dead GPU problem. I would say contact HP as well to find out what the problem is.

 

I plan on buying a fan for the laptop... If that still seems to be an issue I will contact them. would they service the laptop since the warranty expired?

 

If it has it own GPU most laptop has a cooling system connected with the CPU cooling system unless your GPU is separate location on the board then those have two cooling system fan one CPU and another the GPU if that is the case your GPU fan might be failing or clogged? But you should dissemble it to see if the cooling system is clean still and also reapply the thermal paste to see if that helps. But I have laptop with two fan CPU and GPU and the GPU does heat up more but never to point of shutting down the system that would indicate a bigger problem.

 

I'll get a fan and keep watch over my system if my system shuts off I'll contact HP.