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    Question for Compaq owners

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Organ Donor, Jul 19, 2004.

  1. Organ Donor

    Organ Donor Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got a R3000Z last week and it seems to run fairly cool. The bottom doesnt get very hot and the fans seem to be running great. However, I notice that COMPAQ logo below the screen is very hot. I realize that it is direcly above where the fan is and that the hot air can get between the screen and the base of the notebook, but is it normal to get this hot?

    R3000Z
    Athlon 64 3200+ 2.00 GHz
    XP Home
    512MB RAM (1x512MB)
    60GB
    DVD/CDRW
    54g Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
    15.4" Widescreen
    64MB GeForce 4 440 Go
    12 Cell Battery
     
    Organ Donor, Jul 19, 2004
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  2. DaGreek

    DaGreek Notebook Evangelist

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    I wouldn't say mine is hot there, Mine really dosen't get hot anywhere, it gets a little warm thats all.


    Compaq R3000T (CTO)
    P4 Desktop 3.0GHz w/HT
    1 X 512MB RAM
    Radeon 9600 128MB
    60GB 5,400 RPM HD
    AquaMark3: 24,257, 3DMark03: 3,115
     
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  3. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hey Organ,

    You're talking about the LCD & not the base that gets hot correct? If it is, that's because that is were the LCD power inverter is located. Most notebooks will get very warm to hot in that area over use/extended use. Most notebooks have the inverter located at the bottom of the screen, some older models have them on the side, but they all get hot so you don't have anything to worry about.

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    Venombite, Jul 20, 2004
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    Yeah, sorry I wasn't clear enough. I was talking about right below the screen. Not on the base.

    Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't aware it was normal.

    R3000Z
    Athlon 64 3200+ 2.00 GHz
    XP Home
    512MB RAM (1x512MB)
    60GB
    DVD/CDRW
    54g Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
    15.4" Widescreen
    64MB GeForce 4 440 Go
    12 Cell Battery
     
    Organ Donor, Jul 20, 2004
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