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    F11 cooler fan placement

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by baroninkjet, Jun 12, 2011.

  1. baroninkjet

    baroninkjet Notebook Consultant

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    I bought a CoolerMaster U2 notebook cooler on sale ($15 @ MicroCenter in US) - the one with fans that can be moved as you like. It's not bad as a a passive cooler/lift, but so far I can't see that the fans do much of anything. I've tried various locations underneath. Perhaps the fan blowing directly on the spot underneath the fan that gets really hot helps a tiny bit, but even that not much more than the lift alone. And CPU temps are no different. Nor is fan speed - my real goal.

    What made me consider this is observing that my fan speed was consistently lower when I turned the computer on, than it was later i the day. Presumably due to parts retaining heat.

    My question is whether there are spots underneath the F11 that might benefit from increased airflow. Anyone have any experience or ideas?

    Thanks!
    :)
     
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    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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    IMHO The cooling pads are more useful as lap protectors. :) They also ensure that your clothes don't block the air intake slots on the bottom. You could try moving the fans near the slots on the bottom wher air is sucked into the laptop, but a good cleaning of the air passages inside the laptop is a much better thing to do.

    Regarding your problem of the laptop running hotter after some time - run task manager in the system tray (options -minimize to system tray) and keep an eye on CPU usage (I actually make a shortcut to taskmgr.exe and place it in the startup folder). Some programs tend to get 'stuck' - I have had to exit and restart Firefox on several occasions after a dodgy web page has pushed it over the edge.
     
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    baroninkjet Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks. I agree with you on FF! Used to use it almost 100% of time, and now it has become a pig. Likewise with IE9.

    Big picture though, I don't believe the issue is increasing CPU. My main uses are realtime stock market data and I pretty much know my cpu every minute of the day. There is something different, even with nothing running, "after it gets hot." It idles about 60 deg. C after it is hot; closer to 50 for the first say 30 minutes. I can't think of anything other than chassis heat. Any ideas?
     
    baroninkjet, Jun 13, 2011
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