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    Satellite m50 heat

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Jun85, Aug 29, 2005.

  1. Jun85

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    I just received mt m50 and playing around with it. One thing that I noticed is the heat around the Touchpad. Most part beneath the keyboard area is hot. Is there anything I can do to get rid of that? I thought it might be because of the battery config. Do you guys know whats wrong?
    Thanks a lot
     
    Jun85, Aug 29, 2005
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    Jun85,

    Congratulations on your new computer!

    The area below your keyboard may be hot due to a chip located right below that area. With smaller notebooks, it's getting harder to provide enough space to keep the part cool without the heat working it's way out (onto the user). A lot of manufacturers use the keyboard, for example, to draw heat away from the parts inside to keep the unit cool.

    I don't know if there's anyway you can fix the heat problem other than popping the keyboard off and see what's under there. You may be able to put a thermal pad to draw the heat away to a different part of the system, but then you're just moving the heat around. This may help keep it warm rather than hot. Just be careful when doing this as you can damage your computer and it will void your warranty.

    Another option is to try using an external cooling pad (pad with fans on it blowing on the underside of your notebook). This connects via USB, but it's another item you have to carry around with you.

    What you may first want to do is run MobileMeter and see what temps your computer is running at. It'll give you temps for CPU, GPU & Chipset as well as HDD. Maybe this will tell you which part is the one that needs cooling.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Aug 30, 2005
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  3. Jun85

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    What should the normal temps be at for each?
     
    Jun85, Aug 30, 2005
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    Sounds like a similar problem that I have with my Toshiba. I don't think that size factor has anything to do with having heat underneath the touchpad, because I have an Qosmio G25, and it's a 17-incher, I think its just how all Toshiba computers are manufactured. I wouldn't worry about it too much; I've had mine for a few months and nothing has gone wrong.
     
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    Jun85,

    I don't think there a normal operating temp for the notebooks. Toshiba's site indicates a operating temp, but I don't know if that's internal (temp of notebook) or external temp (temp of environment). The only way to find out what's "normal" is to get a temp baseline of your unit using utilities like MobileMeter and then ask other M50 users to do the same and see what ranges there are. This give a basic comparison on where the unit should be operating at.

    -Vb-

     
    Venombite, Aug 31, 2005
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    What kind of programs are you ppl using to check temp for M40/M50 models? Because i tried Everest and mbm5, i can only see a hard drive temp, none for CPU or GPU. I dont think this model even has a sensor chip there. So not sure if HD temps are accurate.
     
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    Ya, I use CHC and it only detects the HD temp.
     
    Jun85, Sep 11, 2005
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    Venombite, Sep 11, 2005
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