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    I7 temps, model series numbers, and random ethernet disconnects

    Discussion in 'HP' started by nick779, Mar 10, 2012.

  1. nick779

    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    hey guys, i just had a few questions i hope some of you could answer.

    i purchased my dv7tqe in march of 2011, how do i find out what "series" it is? 61XX 6bxx etc

    also, when i do video converting for my nook, my I7 2630 is hitting
    core temps:
    0: 192F
    1: 199F
    2: 199F
    3: 188F
    are these reasonable temps? because they seem very high to me.
    is there a guide to clean the heatsink and fan out anywhere? on my old alienware it was 6 screws and pop off a panel and the fan was right there... this thing has everything buttoned up pretty well

    and lastly, has anyone had any issues with their ethernet port? mine will stay connected for a few days, then it will randomly lose connectivity and ill have to unplug and replug it back in, my old laptop never did that, so i doubt its my router.

    i appreciate any help you guys can give me
     
    nick779, Mar 10, 2012
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    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    nobody has an answer or some guidance?
     
    nick779, Mar 12, 2012
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    curt12345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Nick,

    I don't have your model laptop but I am an IT Professional. I would suggest doing a CPU/GPU repaste with Arctic Silver 5 or better. I have the same processor as you, the temps seem high but are within spec, as long as its not throttling.

    I ran passmark burn-in on my 8460w and hit 93/94C, according to passmark this was high and triggered 74 errors during the 15 minute test, although my cpu did not throttle, fan was on high and loud, did the repaste and I hit 88-89 on same test and zero errors.


    Your connection drop issue might be related to Auto on the duplex of the NIC, is this a 100MB connection at the router or Gigabit, if its 100, force your laptop to 100 Full and see if this resolves that issue.
     
    curt12345, Mar 12, 2012
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    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    They seemed rather high to me as well, but it looks like this is what Intel considers reasonable. The temperatures are so high because of Turbo Boost -- if you disable that, they will be much lower. Turbo Boost takes thermal headroom and uses it up for the sake of higher frequencies. Obviously, it has to stop at some point and revert to the base frequency or else the processor will fry. Intel and/or HP appear to have set this point at ~95% of the maximum temperature the CPU will tolerate.

    I don't know about the ethernet -- on my dv6t, it's actually slower than the wireless when connected to the same router. There's probably some kind of driver issue or something (I haven't checked because I almost never use it).
     
    Althernai, Mar 12, 2012
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    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    i would repaste it, but i dont know much about this laptop compared to my old one.

    is there a way to turn off the turbo boost, because i cant really see it making that huge of a difference speed wise on a daily basis.

    and is there an easy way to find out what series a laptop is? i mean i have a dv7t quad edition, but i see posts that pertain to dv7t-61XX, dv7t- 6aXX etc, how do i find out which mine is, because i cant remember
     
    nick779, Mar 12, 2012
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    xAcid9 Notebook Deity

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    2 ways to disable TurboBoost,
    1. Run CoolSense and enable it.
    2. In window Power Option, set Max Proc State to 99%.
     
    xAcid9, Mar 12, 2012
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    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    okay, and how do i determine my model series number, i have a dv7tqe but how do i find out if its like a 6XXX series or like a 6bXX or a 61XX series or whatever it might be?
     
    nick779, Mar 17, 2012
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    If you using stock OS, you should able to find it in HP support Assistant.
     
    baii, Mar 17, 2012
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    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    so would it be my product number? because thats xw899av
     
    nick779, Mar 18, 2012
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    i don't think you can check it with HP Support Assistant.
     
    xAcid9, Mar 19, 2012
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    then how do i find it...
     
    nick779, Mar 19, 2012
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    xAcid9, Mar 19, 2012
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