Overheating issue

Hi guys,

I purchased a 6214w NB from Zepto around Sept-Oct 06 and have had no real issues with the laptop aside from a few irregular instances of overheating during the summer. I was under the impression because of the increase in room temperature the laptop was oveheating, as it was never a problem when I first purchased it. I've heard about some of the overheating issues but don't really know how they've progressed as I've read something about a temperature bug, fans that don't perform at top speed, problems with Rmclock and bios settings.. regardless I'd appreciate it if anyone could suggest anything that might resolve the overheating issue.

I haven't updated the bios since I bought the laptop, so I'm assuming that might be an issue, but it confuses me why it worked so much more efficiently when I first purchased the laptop. Right now I can't play Cod4 for more than 30 minutes before it shuts down. I have a cooler but the fans rpm seems so low its almost pointless. It does appear that my laptop fans aren't running that fast aswell though, as complaints about noise seem completely out of line with what I'm hearing even when gaming.

I can't see how it can be just dust but I'm willing to find out if someone can navigate me around the laptop. Could someone also tell me where I could get the bios updates?

Appreciate any help anyone can give on this,

-Walrus

 

I would start with the probability of dust starting to clog the cooling system. This thread has a nice photo of a clogged up cooler. A fast-running fan to cool a GPU will be a effective vacuum cleaner sucking up all dust and fluff near the computer.

John

 

Which cpu do you have?

 

Intel Core Duo, T2400 @ 1.83Ghz.

I'd like to try the vacuum cleaner, but as I say, I've no real idea of how to disassemble the laptop.

 

If you have a household vacuum cleaner with a pipe and suction nozzle, you can start by sucking at the area where the hot air comes out. Otherwise, if the 6214 is similar to the 6224 then the cooling system is under the keyboard.

John

 

They are similar ;-)

 

In that case the comments in this thread may be relevant. I think there's also another thread where someone provided a link to keyboard removal instructions (at Zepto.nl?).

John

 

its pretty easy to remove the keyboard if its the smae design as 6625wd

 

I have posted the keyboard-removal-walkthrough several times:

Keyboard Montage/Demontage Walkthrough

Remove the AC-adapter and the battery
and remove the screws at the bottom of the laptop:



Underneath the RAM-housing you also have to remove the keyboard-screw(s):



The keyboard is about to be removed... Turn the laptop so you see the keyboard.
You have to push the keyboard a little bit in direction of your screen
(do that slowly, not with violence and use a little knife, screwdriver, nail)



If it's all okay you have to see this:



The red circle is the connection with the keyboard-cable...
The brown clams have to be pushed (not with violence) to above.
You have to fit the keyboard-cable good in the fitting! (otherwise some keys won't work properly)
And now you have to work in the other way to put the keyboard back in..

 

well you dont actuly have to remove the keyboard connection if you just are going to clean it

 

Look at the title ;-)

 

Dont use the vacuum cleaner to suck up the "dirt". Do as CLB-NL suggest and open up the computer and set the vacumm cleaner to blow instead to avoid unwanted damage on the hardware...

And get one of those notebook cooler pads for the overheating issue under the summer. I live in Japan as a student and here we have up to 40 °C under the summer. The temperatur makes it impossible to play games on a laptop without one of these.
Heres an example: http://www.sanwa.co.jp/product/syohin.asp?code=TK-CLNUA4L&cate=1&keyword=TK-CLNUA4L
Those coolers are basic but they do magic with the computer

 

Well I dont see why you would want to blow the dust off the fan and onto the desk?

 

Im sorry, its just an suggestion, and its better on the table then in the computer he he.
Also, the vacuum cleaner do suck things "hard", there are those who by mistake make damage on the computer when "things" seems to "follow the flow".
But of course, there are those special vacuum cleaners for computers, I dident meen any of those... and if its only the fan youre going to clean... I guess it talks for itself.

Sorry again bout that, I dident meen to be rude.

 

Well I didnt see your post as rude, Iv seen MUCH worse

 

So, what's with overheating issue in new 2008 year? I plan to but 6214W and I'm curious if Zepto did something with the problem. Have anyone bought the notebook in last months? Does the problem still occur?

 

The 6214W was replaced by the 6224/6324 early in May 07

 

It is still offered by Zepto on Polish web page. Besides I don't plan to use Vista so I don't need to use dx10 cards.
Are there any heat issues with 6224W?

 

Don't think so. not since they removed the T7500/7700 processors

 

And it appears that the new Penryn CPUs run a little cooler.

John

 

The Polish website is obviously not an active market currently if it still has the 6214W, you can use the www.zepto.com website which we use for all European countries that do not have a Zepto website