Kamika007z Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Hi all, Post your effective cooling methods here either it be for you CPU or your GPU. I found a VERY effective cooling method for all Inspiron 8000, 8100, and 8200 notebooks: Remove the power button cover by popping it off from the side. Now on the bottom of the power button cover there is a shaped metal piece held by two screws. Remove these and disregard those 3 pieces and put the cover back on. This allows for the back hole to stay open and not be covered by the metal part, causing it for much better ventillation. This open hole is also used for Latitude models that use the C/Dock II (I use this as well) so that it can lock into place when docking the system. Since then, I have noticed a significant boost in cooling. Try it out, if you don't like it, you can always put it back on. John Any other cooling tips out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®®® Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Kamika007z, I can't beat your special modding skill, i just put a &25 LaptopCooler under my baby, causing temperature of Celsius 10 or something to drop :) Especially when i play a game (yeah even me and I do it) i don't reach those >85 Celsius temperatures anymore. It made me scary :ph34r: I must have alook at hte manufacturer to post it here. I can really recommen it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamika007z Posted November 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Hey dontknow that would be great if you can get a website where it's got some info on it! I've seen an antec brand pad that had fans in it for sale a while back at some computer store... I should've bought it, but it was over 50 bucks. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®®® Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 i remember having made a post a long time ago where i copy&pasted my reasearch results (links) of Laptop Coolers. But i can't for the heck of it find the post with the search function. I will ever have problems using those ###### search function everywhere. It must be that i use the wrong words or what? I mean what is wrong typing in +laptop +cooler +buy +link or varied combination of that in the search form? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamika007z Posted November 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 :) I search like that on google with no problems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinje Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 I have one sat under my lappy...its some cheap one from e-bay, its powered by the usb port, and i heard that would cause a 10% increase in cpu so i thought that kinda of defeated the point of trying to keep it cool anyway, so i dont use it anymore. I read in pc format mag, that this was good, and actually worked. ANTEC NOTEBOOK COOLER SYSTEM INC 2 FANS (BLK&SIL) (M003340) Product Summary Quieter than a whisper, only 25.9 dB(A) Low power consumption No batteries or power adapter needed. £19.95 ex vat : £23.44 inc vat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Can you run that one off of a USB hub and have it not use up CPU resources? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinje Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 good idea, but i dont know, never thought of a hub, doesnt a hub have to plug into an existing usb anyway? not got one, so not sure. seems the antic has its own power source. http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/review.php?reviewId=451 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®®® Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Can you run that one off of a USB hub and have it not use up CPU resources?Mine has. ANd its a blessing not having another big AC Adapter lying around here!Mine is a NoName product: Notebook Cooler Pad specs: AirFlow: 40cfm Speed: 1900~2600 RPM (adjustable) 4 FANS (60x60x10mm) Noise: <24dBA (it's silent i can say, more silent than compared to Gericom Laptop build-in ventilators Dimension: 325x263x18mm Power (max.) : 2W Current: 0,4A Voltage: DC 5V, 800mA (included is a Power Adapter PLUS a USB connection cable) I always use the USB connection cable to get Power from one of my 3 USB ports for the cooler. Made in China and has a red LED when "Power on". Here are Links Vantec's site (expensive , but stxylish) (scroll down), here's a review A HeatPipe Cooling solution here's the review on OverClockedCafe (at this time down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilenvidia Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Why not just open the window and let some fresh air in ? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nerdtalker Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Hey dontknow that would be great if you can get a website where it's got some info on it! I've seen an antec brand pad that had fans in it for sale a while back at some computer store... I should've bought it, but it was over 50 bucks.Thanks! I have the antec one, it works really well. I've done some comprehensive temperature testing. I'll post it if I get around to it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamika007z Posted November 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Great! Thank you! :) John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 like dinje, i have the antec notebook cooler. didnt affect my idle temps at all (42'C-50'C) but it dropped my load temps by about 10'C (from 68'C-73'C to 59-64'C) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nerdtalker Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Here's a post about it I made on BBR: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11934008~mode=flat It includes the tests I performed. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexploR Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 I'll share one more useful program for Toshiba laptops here. The internal fan on Toshiba laptops is designed to cool the machine down when it gets hot. The fan is linked to a thermocouple and will automatically turn on to prevent the laptop over heating.However on older laptops this is overseen by the BIOS and does not work under a 32bit operating system such as Linux. While it does work on recent laptops what might be fine for the laptop is often too hot for the user. The ability to turn the fan on and keep the laptop that little bit cooler is a relief for many a user. With its "force fan" function it makes fan work all the time so that laptop does not get hot. BTW when the fan works all the time it works in more quiet mode than when it turns on automatically because of overheating. You can read more about it here Fan Utility for Toshiba Laptops or download here Regards, Gennady Rakhvalov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®®® Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 I remember this small app needs to be registered or pay a small fee to use it, therefore i use Speedfan like i did at my KT133 desktop PC forever. Speedfan though is not the non-plus-ultra solutiion, as it can only (if you havce luck aka your hardware monitor sensor is supported) turn the Fan on or off. And this is only possible if you turn off the TOshiba Power Saver app (a feature i forgot has to be disabled). You can test/turn on,off the fan through altering the percentage value from <49% (off) to >50% (on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty1 Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 What I did was replace my Dell Inspiron 8200 fans with the ones for the Dell Inspiron 8000/8100 which has a higher wattage, 0.6W versus 0.3W and is BallBearing instead of the new Magnetic Leviation and also spins at 9500RPM and it seems to cool better. I also have a heatpipe cooler underneath my notebook that doesn't require any power or fans that I got from CompUSA similar to this: http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/hetenoco.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofelas Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Almighty - do the cooling tubes sit under the laptop or do they contact the desk? thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty1 Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 ofelas, the tubes don't touch the desk... the notebook sits on top of the metal plate and the tubes are directly under the plate. For all I know, it can be just the free space between the table and the plate that is allowing airflow. Although, the Nanotherm PCM+ I used is what dropped the temperatures. the original PCM+ gave me a idle of 65C, the new v2.0 PCM+ gives 49c idle and 65C load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofelas Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Cool; I'm trying to figure out if the system will work with a Dell D/Dock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofelas Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 I guess the only way for me to find out is to try one...so this is what I got (looks similar to Almighty's link) - http://www.mobileminds.com/mods/board_news...icle.php?id=192 Any further comments as reported by FanGUI with & without the cooler/stand? Just wondering how effective it is as the notebook sits on rubber feet & not directly on the metal plate... I picked it up for $14.00 including s-l-o-w shipping on EBay because the auction ended while most other people must've been sleeping :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty1 Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 That's the real thing ofelas... The one I have looks the same but is in a CompUSA box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofelas Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Did you measure any temperature drops using FanGUI? Thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty1 Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 I don't have the actual numbers with me but I posted them in the Dell forums when people talked about this... I think it only lowered about 2-3 C degrees or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofelas Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Well, considering the stand is completely silent, 2-3 degrees C seems decent... Got a link to that post you made on the Dell Forums? Or, I could search by your Dell Forums username if I knew it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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