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    Discussion in 'HP' started by nitrofreak06, Oct 14, 2007.

  1. nitrofreak06

    nitrofreak06 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi i have a Compaq presario f500 and its pretty warm right now. the touch pad is pretty hot. and the bottom of it feels like an oven =/ i know its not because of a lack of air, because i have it on my desk. and my CPU is running at about 130 degree Fahrenheit, is all of this normal? and my laptop stays plugged up almost 95% of the time, and the laptop stays running for at least 10 hours a day nonstop, on a weekend were i don't have school it stays on for way more. i have 3 CPU fans and I'm thinking about making a little stand to put this laptop on to keep it cool. what do you guys advise me to do for the best interest of my laptop? thanks in advance.
     
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    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    What os are you running, and what power option plan?
     
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    vista and on power saver and its plugged up as we speak
     
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    Well, 54C is around normal for an X2 that idles for long periods of time. These newer HP laptops do get quite warm with prolonged use, and mine starts cooking when I do long sessions of video reencoding.

    I usually prop up the back end with something to increase the airflow, as I don't have the big 12-cell battery or a laptop cooler. Also periodically check the fan grate underneath to be sure that dust is not starting to clog it up.

    Like you, my laptop runs on AC about 95% of the time (as I use it like a desktop). Even so, I have not had one of these HP units fail due to heat (yet).
     
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    alright thanks. i only have a 6 cell in my laptop.
     
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