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    My Uncle's HP DV9000

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bmwm3oz, Jun 21, 2008.

  1. bmwm3oz

    bmwm3oz Notebook Consultant

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    My uncle bought a HP DV9700 about 2 months ago and I've been playing around with it and noticed that the fan literally runs all the time and its pretty loud...The only time it doesn't run is when its not been used for a while or it has just been started up. It's sitting in a normal temprature room on a wooden table...

    Anyone know anything about this? I tried searching.

    Thanks
     
    bmwm3oz, Jun 21, 2008
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  2. flipfire

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    Check the temps using HWMonitor and post them here. What BIOS version?
     
    flipfire, Jun 21, 2008
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  3. only

    only Notebook Evangelist

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    it's probably because it's hot
     
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    Well here is mine on my dell Vostro

    are those to hot?

    Going downstairs to check his right now brb
     
    bmwm3oz, Jun 21, 2008
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    Wow his are a little hotter then mine and his computer is doing nothing.

    My temps were after an hour session of counter strike
     
    bmwm3oz, Jun 21, 2008
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    I just took this plastic thing off the table that the computer was sitting on and after 2 minutes the fan turned off and the temptratures are now at

    54

    48
    50

    Problem solved
     
    bmwm3oz, Jun 21, 2008
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    Good job. Alternatively you could also clean out the vents, that might help lower temps even more.
     
    Harper2.0, Jun 21, 2008
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    The temps are a little warm but still in the safe range

    Make sure the intake vents arent blocked. I suggest raising the rear of your notebook by an inch or two. (use a book).
     
    flipfire, Jun 21, 2008
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    sorry if this is a little off topic but does anyone know which vents are which (intake/output) on the dv9500?
     
    timtravel42, Jun 21, 2008
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    The ones underneath the laptop are the intake, the ones behind the laptop are output.
     
    Harper2.0, Jun 21, 2008
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