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    Inside Np8660

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Julian018, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. Julian018

    Julian018 Notebook Consultant

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    Found these pics on Xxodd, thought it would be useful to share :p

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    Julian018, Aug 25, 2008
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Nice find!
     
    X2P, Aug 25, 2008
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    Deathwinger Notebook Virtuoso

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    Is it me, or does it look like if the laptop was right side up, the hard drive would be more to the left than right of the touchpad?
     
    Deathwinger, Aug 25, 2008
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    metromike Notebook Consultant

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    It might be slightly to the left of the touchpad, but it's hard to tell.
     
    metromike, Aug 25, 2008
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  5. youdontneedtoknow

    youdontneedtoknow Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the picture, though you can find a picture of this kind in the service manual. I think the higher temp on HDD is due to its lack of ventilation also it is right next to the GPU. If you take a look in the service manual the under cover doesn't provide any breathing for the HDD. Though I don't think the heating of the HDD is a big issue, since most of the HDD can tolerate heat pretty well and they are usually under warranty by manufacture.
     
    youdontneedtoknow, Aug 25, 2008
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  6. gavinh

    gavinh Notebook Evangelist

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    That's weird, it looks like the harddrive is exactly in the middle of the laptop, whereas owners so far have reported noticable heat coming from the palmrest to the right of the touchpad. I don't think anyone's said anything about the touchpad itself being warm.

    And I think one person said the heat was coming from around the right Ctrl key which appears to be directly above the chipset/ram.

    Maybe it is the chipset then.
     
    gavinh, Aug 25, 2008
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  7. Heathkidd

    Heathkidd M860TU

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    its prob the chipset imo.. its passively cooled and tucked away... from the main and only fan.

    maybe a mod job is required.
     
    Heathkidd, Aug 26, 2008
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    Tarentum Notebook Deity

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    ^^ Yeah, agreed. It sure looks like the Intel chip is the source of the heat (and technically the RAM's in the proper location). I'm curious as to the wattage & chip model that the people who noticed heat had in the notebook (since I'm assuming the 10 watts makes a huge difference, based on that layout).

    On the other hand, this means the GPU isn't causing the most heat (? hopefully), which is unusual and I guess a good thing, as the cpu can be undervolted & whatnot.
     
    Tarentum, Aug 26, 2008
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