hp 2133 heat fix

a heat fix for the hp2133 , simply remove the side vent grill.

will reduce heat in the notebook by 10-15C

if anyone would like instructions i can provide them

josh

 

can u post some pictures?

 

hey

pics





sorry about poor quality,

pics are taken on cell phone

i think it actually has helped out my battery life a bit also, the fan does not run as fast all the time.

that vent is blocking almost all the air , i would say 60% or more.

it is working out fantastic, i was going to return this from the heat issue.

now it is gone!!

good luck guys,

josh

 

THIS VOIDS 2133's WARRANTY

i take no responsibility for anything that goes wrong from reading this guide. be careful and nothing should need force to come apart. except case tabs.

You will need a decent percision screwdriver kit and a torx 9 i think :| not sure what torx.



next is the battery removal

next is removing these 3 screws in the back (be carful not to scratch your screen, its right above the screws.



next will be removing the keyboard , the keyboard is held down by tabs on the sides, use a small flat screw driver , the keyboard will lift out (be carful of ribbon!!), unplug the ribbon with the little tab.



next you have to remove the screws and hdd connector (very very very fragile ribbon be carful - lifts up), the harddrive will comeout after the 3 screws surrounding it. the top right black sticker houses another torx screw. the bottom left is a small plastic tab needs to be poped out a little away from the heatsink. after flip the unit over.



after that you will need to removed 4 rubber feet on all corners and the torx screws underneath them.



okay, now is the hard part , pop off the casing, i used a flat tipped driver and popped it off from the inside of the casing, from the outside it will most likely damage the case. if you must go from the outside use a credit card or somthing stiff and plastic. the casing has to be popped off.

i drew red lines on the places plastic tabs are.

the middle right is 1 vent that can be removed (will cool memory and wireless better )

removed all the heatsink screws and tape.

cables in front do not have to be removed but should be for safety.







bend up the metal retention (silver angle bar) or completly remove it.

slide the heatsink upwards be carful of the cpu die and fan cable.

the red squares on the top picture show the 2 vents i also removed

this increased the air flow ALOT, it will also leave the laptop open to dust. but it should not collect dust bad considering the fan size.



these are the vents i removed on the bottom laying on the bottom of the 2133.


sorry, this is a bad guide. but its my first ever. and i just want people to have cool 2133's

the airflow has greatly increased, i have dropped the temps from hot to touch to barley warm from removing the vents.

laser temperature shows 34C at the laptop bottom. (thanks to my friend for lending me his)

anyways

good luck

josh