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    Toshiba Portege A100

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by camikaze, Sep 23, 2004.

  1. camikaze

    camikaze Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all,

    i have a toshiba portege A100 and it overheats alot, so much that if i rest it on my lap it burns away all my skin, [V]
    is there a way for me to stop this by software or modding the laptop, if any1 is farmiliar with this system because i know its not very popular,

    Thx All
    Cam
     
    camikaze, Sep 23, 2004
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  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't have the A100, but I have a Portege 3015CT. It's one of their older units. It uses either a P166 or a P2-166 (getting conflicting info). Because the unit is so small and thin, the body casing of the unit itself turns into a huge heatsink. Since this unit doesn't have any fans, the casing draws the heat away from the parts. It does get uncomfortable after a while, but I learned to live with it. The only way I can think of to get your system to run cooler, is to get a notebook cooling pad. It's a pad that has fans that blow cool air onto the underside of the notebook. Carrying this with you just eliminated the purpose of an ultra-portable notebook.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Sep 24, 2004
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