dv5t too hot...suggestions how to take it apart?

my dv5t ALWAYS runs too hot. atm with just normal web browsing and listening to music my cores and GPU are at 80C and this is WITH an antec laptop cooler

any ideas?

btw my specs are P8600, 3gb ram, 9600GT, 320gb 7200rpm

//EDIT: just talked to several friends with gaming laptops and macbook pros...no one runs higher than 70C with just normal usage and they don't use a cooler or anything.

 

My dv5t's max temperatures for cores don't go above 65°C while the GPU's was only 83°C, even when running games like Fallout 3 and Call of Duty 4 for many hours. Before taking apart your laptop, it would be wise to pursue other methods of cooling before going for this. You can:

1) Undervolt the cores to significantly reduce their temperatures when idle and under load.

2) Use your laptop in cool surroundings, such as in an air-conditioned room.

3) Disable unwanted services and startup programs to lower the load on the cores, hence lower their temperatures.

4) Clear up clutter and bundle up wires that are on your desk; these can prevent air circulation around your laptop and hence cause an increase in laptop temperatures.

If these measures still does not lower your temperatures or you still want to clear dust in your heatsink/fan assembly, then you can go here to look at how FunnyX disassembles his dv2xxxx to reach the fan assembly (the laptop construction should be around the same as that on a dv5, or probably easier).

Or, you could try here for a very similar post and a very informative reply, which leads to a website for videos on how to disassemble different parts of a dv5 laptop.

 

i really want to undervolt, but i don't want a BSOD and lose all my data. this laptop is my work laptop and i have about 200gb of work stuff

 

In my experience, a BSOD is nothing more than just an error screen. What it contains is information to diagnose the error. Of course, if the information on the BSOD says that one or more of your hardware has failed, then you're sc**wed. However, a BSOD from undervolting doesn't mean that your laptop has "imploded" beyond the point of salvaging it. As long as you're not doing anything with the laptop while you are undervolting, all your data will be fine.

Besides, this is why undervolters run CPU stress tests to put the maximum of the max load on the CPU to see whether the voltage is stable or not. If you haven't discovered Flipfire's extraordinary guide to undervolting, here's the link to his awesome guide. I used it too when I undervolted my laptop; I didn't run into any BSODs during the process, but it just could be that I'm lucky.

 

I've always had problem undervolting my P8400; I think it had to do with the half multiplier, and my own stupid little mistakes. It should work with the P8400 right?

 

In theory, undervolting will work on ALL modern processors. As stated in Flipfire's guide, how much you can lower your voltages varies from processor to processor, so don't be surprised if someone else can lower his/her voltages more/less than you can.

 

just undervolted...i did not go as low as most people in fact i probably just went down like 0.05. now instead of idling at 70C i idle at 60C so i'm pretty happy...kinda

while i test stressing the cpu my cpu gets to 100C which is too hot and there was like a 10second period where my power just cut off (like someone removed power plug) but then came back. after that, i just stopped the cpu stress test and this was at like 7min

comments?

 

I would get it fixed. I undervolt my P8600 and idle at 32-38C. 60 is way too hot. BSOD will not cause hard drive data loss.

 

how would i go and fix it?

 

What 5strings meant was since the idle temperatures for your cores are way above normal, he came to the conclusion that there is something wrong with the cooling system of your dv5t, hence he advised you to send it in for repairs.

As for me, I agree with him. Assuming that you're not using your laptop in the Sahara Desert the cooling system on your laptop should be adequate to keep the cores' temperatures below 40°C when idle. For cases like this, if your laptop is still covered by the warranty, it will be wise to contact HP to see what they can do. Hopefully, they can see what the problem is. However, please backup your data in your hard disk before sending the laptop to them.