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    np8662 hard drive cooling mod

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Totemobakadesu123, Nov 27, 2009.

  1. Totemobakadesu123

    Totemobakadesu123 Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    I am trying to find out how I can mod my hard drive by installing a heat sink (copper) on to it. I believe I saw a thread somewhere in this board but I cannot find it. Can anyone help me?

    I just bought a Hitachi travelstar 500gb 7200rpm and I want to be ready to mod it if the temperature goes too high (55c is the max for this drive)

    Thanks for any help/info.
     
    Totemobakadesu123, Nov 27, 2009
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  2. mmoerbe

    mmoerbe Notebook Consultant

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    Modding the back plate helps a lot. Also, certain services can be disabled, such as indexing, so the hard drive isn't constantly being accessed. Also make sure to Apply some good thermal
    paste to CPU and gpu to help keep temps inside lower.

    My back plate/cooling mod is in my sig. But, read the thread below which explains many ways to reduce HD temps on m860tu.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=292702
     
    mmoerbe, Dec 9, 2009
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  3. HTWingNut

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    What hard drive do you have? I have a Seagate Momentus 7200RPM 500GB. So far no heat issues. I was concerned about this issue when I bought my NP8662, but so far no problems that I can tell.

    What software are you using to monitor HDD temps?
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 10, 2009
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  4. Totemobakadesu123

    Totemobakadesu123 Notebook Geek

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    Got the WD 7200 320gb and it is running hot!

    50C idling- I am running windows 7 pro. Installed matrix driver and turned off a bunch of things, ex. index search, ect.

    Not much better than my Fujitsu 5400rpm 250gb.

    I am running HWmonitor.

    I also noticed that there is a film/protector attached where you put the hard drive. the I wonder if installing a very thin copper foil would help dissipate the heat.

    *opted out the Hitachi since its operating temperature is 55C vs 60C from WD
     
    Totemobakadesu123, Dec 10, 2009
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  5. L4d_Gr00pie

    L4d_Gr00pie Notebook Evangelist

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    WD does run hotter than seagates usually. But 50C isn't bad at all, I would say anything below 60 is nothing to worry about. Oh and don't elevate your laptop in the back, it makes hdd hotter. (really). Apart from that, I'm not sure the copper mods really help and the thread mmoerbe posted is a good reference.
     
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  6. Totemobakadesu123

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    L4d_Gr00pie - what are your temperatures? are you running a seagate 7200.4?
     
    Totemobakadesu123, Dec 10, 2009
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    Hmmm, curious. My Seagate is idling at 40c right now, and at peak it has been no higher than 50c at least while I've monitored it. I'm using SpeedFan. Max spec operating temperature is 140F or 60C. I'm sure there's some safety factor in there too. Anything under 60 is fine. I understand the concern though. Can't hurt to rig up a copper heatsink and see what happens. Even 1-2C cooler is better than nothing. I'm curious.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 10, 2009
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