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    CF-19 Mk4 running hot

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Liteace, Jul 26, 2014.

  1. Liteace

    Liteace Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all, my new to me CF-19 MK4, CF-19R6RAX1M seems to be running very hot compared to my Mk3.

    Its working fine but all of the machine chassis gets hot, is this normal for i5 ?

    Thanks
     
    Liteace, Jul 26, 2014
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  2. BaRRmaley

    BaRRmaley Notebook Deity

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    It's summer now :)
    Mine is hot too. But not too hot to make me feel nervous :))
    It will be cold in winter again :))
     
    BaRRmaley, Jul 26, 2014
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  3. noxtreme

    noxtreme Newbie

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    Idle temperature for my Mk4 is running anywhere between 40 - 45 °C ie. minimum CPU load in normal room temperature. This peaks up to 55 - 60+°C on 100% CPU load which can get quite hot. Your environment temperature will also be an adding factor to the amount of heat produced eg. inside vehicle, direct sunlight, office environment etc.

    The CF-19 Toughbook is a fanless design, it relies on the magnesium alloy chassis for heat dissipation. The CPU heatsink is attached to the top chassis just underneath the left side of the keyboard. This area is where most of heat is dissipated from.

    It should be slightly cooler on the palm rest and touchpad section.
     
    noxtreme, Jul 26, 2014
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  4. Liteace

    Liteace Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the info guys, Ive just read about battery charging on the Mk4, it does say try to charge the unit with the power off due to heat of processor + battery.
    I have been loading loads of software on it and most of the time it is plugged in, now i'll charge it when its off

    Thanks
     
    Liteace, Jul 27, 2014
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  5. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    The external battery charger is great to have.

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    Shawn, Jul 27, 2014
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  6. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    And these can be had cheap on ebay for around $20.00 - $30.00 used or up to $179.99 new
     
    toughasnails, Jul 27, 2014
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  7. BaRRmaley

    BaRRmaley Notebook Deity

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    Hmm.
    I think you love it too much :)
    I'm charging my batteries inside and outside of PC. If you want there is a setting in BIOS for hot weather charging :)
     
    BaRRmaley, Jul 27, 2014
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