toshiba is hot

Hi,
I notices that toshiba models are hotter than similar models (sony and dell). It is intresting though that heatsink in bigger than others.

the 1.73 GHz is almost 50~55 degree even in the power saver mode.

why? is there any way to cool it down?

 

What cpu do you have exactly?

Also, you can undervolt the cpu and use a cooling pad. That should easily get u in the low 40s temp wise.

 

cpu is core 2 suo 1.73Ghz. as I said even in the power saver (800MHz), which is undervolted, the temp is about 50 degree.

What is cooling pad? can you explain more?

Thanks,

 

You shouldn't ignore it . I heard many complains about the high temperature on different Toshiba models , esspecially on the the 17'' models .
If you search this forum you'll fint some as well .
I don't know how you can ork for example with your laptop for more than few hours if it has this problem , so you should add an additional cooling system , if possible ( I don't know if you have space for it and if so if it does not have a negative influence on other parts ) .
After I've read some complains as yours I think that the down maratton we seen in the last two month on Toshiba's X205 + introducing two " improved" new X205 models (SLi) just three weeks later after the first X205 ones were been introduced on the market is not so "innocent" just because Toshiba are so great guys .
50-55 degrees is far too much . My Sony Vaio for example has a constant temperature of 28-32 degress also after many days of continous work on it .
Good Luck !

 

What can I do? my laptop is 13" u305

 

wow - that's a problem because I don't know if there is enough space to add a cooling system .
Maybe you use excentric programs that are using the CPU at 100% level most of the time .
Did you noticed how much the CPU and the memory is used during the work ?

 

the OS is vista. I do not run to much applications. after a bit openning and closing windows, the fan starts and a hot air is dissipated.

I think toshiba knows about this problem. because of it I think he puts a bigger heatsink than other manufactureres.

 

i just fixed a freinds p205 they were having this same issue.. we opened it up and pulled the heat sink off the cpu and the thermal compound was nearly non existant we cleaned it off applied arctic silver and now they are great.. not something everyone can do though

 

It is new. I bought it in less than a week ago

 

Can you maybe replace it with an other model ?
I think that opening a 13'' notebook and trying to move\add anything by yourself is not a good ideea .
Check if you can return it and if so , don't hesitate to do it . It is not acceptable to pay money for a laptop and get a laptop with an oven-toster temperature .
Send also an "official" email to Toshiba's marketing\support\CEO ( to all of them) , point them to this thread and ask for their oppinion .

 

This is serious! I had 2 Toshibas during the last year M105 and A105 - they were both freaking hot. Actually, with the 1st one - the HD died on me. Although, was replaced by Toshiba service center in 2 weeks. I tried to get to the bottom of it with their customer service, but they were useless. So, I got another Toshiba - just a good deal that came through - A105 - Core 2 Duo, etc. And again, the fan runs every 5 sec - this is ridiculous! It's the last Toshiba I ever have. I was using Dell E1405 for about 1 month - oh boy! - it was sound of silence all along.

 

the fan is annoying to be sure (i run into this more with my old IBM (Lenovo) thinkpad R40 2681-KNU and it was louder), but my system is stable, idle is 45-49, loading a program like winamp pushes temp into the low-mid 50's, full load like WOW or encoding a DVD with windows dvd maker (THANK YOU vista ultimate!), mid-high 60's. I will only worry if the temp hits the 70's. if you don't like the fan, play some music or run something that blocks the fan sound.

 

And why is so? If this is a CPU or GPU core temperature this is not much at all.

You can reduce it by running fan faster, but why to do so? These are within the manufacturer-specified thermal envelopes - so they set the fans to maintain these temperatures.
My X200 runs about 50-55, but notebook itself is not hot, and fans almost always stopped (just sometimes doing a small blows at low speed). They start to turn continuously (but still pretty quitely) only when I play games.

I defenitely prefer it this way.

HDD temp is about 35-40 degrees. This is pretty good too.

X200 hovewer is a lot better in terms of cooling than other Toshibas. X200 have ample cooling systems, and also a very spacious chassis. P100 for example was a lot worse and was prone to overheat.