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    v6000 Owners - Any heat issues?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by cpadrr, Aug 24, 2006.

  1. cpadrr

    cpadrr Newbie

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    I have a dv6000z unit that I feel the heat under the palm rest and especially the touchpad is too hot. I have never had a touchpad that hot.

    I'm now wondering if I should return the dv6000z and get a v6000z.

    Any v6000z owners have comment on how hot the palm rest and touchpad are?
    I went to CircuitCity tonight and played with a v3000 that seemed cool as ice, wanted to be sure the v6000 was to.

    Any comment are appreciated!

    Thanks!
     
    cpadrr, Aug 24, 2006
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    The HD is under the palmrest. Some HD brands run hotter, some notebooks have thinner plastic. I'd definitely keep the dv6000z as it has the GeForce 7200 GPU rather than the 6150.
     
    brianstretch, Aug 25, 2006
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  3. cpadrr

    cpadrr Newbie

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    I use my laptop mostly for business applications and rarely for gaming, so GPU is not that important to me. What is important is using the laptop for extended periods (without external mouse/keyboard) without my hands being roasted.
     
    cpadrr, Aug 25, 2006
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    See what MobileMeter says your HD temp is. What HD brand did they give you?

    It probably won't read your CPU temp correctly. Use Core Temp for that.
     
    brianstretch, Aug 25, 2006
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  5. cpadrr

    cpadrr Newbie

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    I will see what MobileMeter says. I used AMD's PowerNow dashboard which gave me CPU temprature of idel at 50c.

    I guess I will have to open the HD area to see what brand of drive is in there. I could not find where this was printed any where.
     
    cpadrr, Aug 25, 2006
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  6. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No need to open up the drive bay. Just look under Device Manager--> Disk Drives. You should see the HD model listed when you expand the Disk drive entry. If it is just a bunch of numbers(most likely a Hitachi drive), just copy and search the web. The manufacturers always list the specifications on their websites, so if you get the model number, it is very easy to fnd out the manufacturer.

    A better utility to gather the temperature of the cpu especially in rev F processors is Core Temp. I have found it to be very accurate...
    http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137
     
    miner, Aug 25, 2006
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  7. cpadrr

    cpadrr Newbie

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    Miner - Thanks for the info, I should have thought of that one.
     
    cpadrr, Aug 25, 2006
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    midkhan Notebook Consultant

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    I got a seagate is that bad.
     
    midkhan, Aug 26, 2006
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    Seagates and Hitachi are the top dog when it comes to performance but both run a bit hotter and noiser than WD and Fujitsu.
     
    miner, Aug 26, 2006
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    I just got my dv6000 yesterday, so far so good except for the heat issue, got very hot very quickly and the fan runs with any application :(
     
    Sassy, Aug 26, 2006
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