is my HP DV6000 melting?

i got this laptop brand new just a little over 2 months ago and the bottom of it has me a little worried.



it's never left this table since i've owned it.



it burned a hole right through that sticker there. don't confuse my photoshopping of the numbers for the actual damage.



close up of one of the little cushions. if you touch them they're sticky and if you wipe them the black rubs off.

is this normal for all laptops? i leave it on 24/7, but as far as i know that's pretty common. thoughts?

 

You need to ask in the HP/Compaq forum.

 

Use a program like speedfan to check temps.

 

The hole isn't burnt through. All MS Windows CoA nowadays have that little hole to fully expose the security thread. If you check the MS website you'll see that. As for the gummy thing on the rubber strips, that happens to me too. In fact, it also happens to my TI-89 graphing calculator. The substance is the glue holding the rubber strip onto the casing. My hypothesis is that the weight of the laptop on the rubber strip is slowly squeezing the glue out. The warmth of the case probably helped to make the glue a bit softer and easier to force out too. Nothing to lose sleep over IMHO.

 

Those materials are indeed warping from the chronic heat; unless you haven't been maintaining it, I strongly suggest that you replace that laptop/

 

The hole in the Windows sticker is be design and thats how Microsoft designed it. Its not due to heat or anything. All new MS Windows stickers are supposed to have a hole representing the Windows flag but usually they turn out in wierd shapes. Its normal ad supposedly helps out in the fight aganist piracy.

As for as the rubber is concerned, HP uses soft rubber which provides more grip but is greasy. I would only worry about overheating issues if you notice the plastic warping or if you notice excessive heat build up. The base of your laptop seems normal to me.

 

This is bad advice based on faulty logic. There is nothing wrong with that laptop. Emeralds, do NOT replace it. See SBR's and Miner's post in this thread for explanation.

 

Agree, those licensed stickers have those holes to show it's legit. Wouldn't you wonder why two holes and not the whole sticker is affected? They probably put too much glue to the rubber feet and is oozing with the heat or settling. Usually the corner feet don't get that hot.

 

mine doesnt have the "hole"..

 

From the things you mentioned, your laptop isn't overheating. My laptop also had the hole in the Windows product ID, along with every laptop I've ever owned. As for the rubber, miner and sbr are correct.

One tip for keeping your laptop cooler is purchasing a notebook chill pad. Chill pads, for the most part, power off of usb and help reduce the heat of your laptop. When a laptop sits on a flat surface with no ventilation, the heat takes far longer to dissipate which means your laptop will run hotter. If you elevated the laptop and let the fans on the bottom blow air out unrestricted it will help out with heat as well.

And as a side note, I don't know why bc135 is telling you to replace your laptop, so don't listen to him. Your laptop sounds perfectly normal.

 

thanks everyone. glad to know everything's fine.

can anyone reccomend a good laptop cooler at a reasonable price or do they all basically accomplish the same thing? i've never looked into them.

 

I've heard nothing but good things about the Zalman cooler. There are some threads in the HP forum that are about laptop coolers. Just do a search over the forum and you'll be able to find them.

 

It's normal: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/popup.aspx?displaylang=en&fid=21

 

I think the dude was being sarcastic about returning or replacing your laptop.

 

I would hope so, but who really knows.