Notebook Cooling Issues

[dreadprinz]

Hi,

 

I have a HP Pavilion DV9000 19" Notebook, that has a AMD Turion 64 x2 chipset and a NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 that has some heat issues. So I got a Belkin Cooling Pad and that helps a bit but not enough. The cooling fan is clean and dust free and I have the latest Bios update install.

 

When notebook is idle the GPU is 56-59C, when using normally 62-64C, watching movies 73-76C and gaming in the low 80s.

 

Any cooling suggestions?

[Tony D]

Might try blowing some compressed are into the vents.

 

Are you sure that the fans come on? If they don't startup when the temp goes up, you have an issue with either the fan or the system board.

[dreadprinz]

Yes i am sure that the fans are working. I can hear them and also fell the warm air flowing from the air vent. Plus the mother board was replaced about 5 months ago.

[Tootech]

Hi,

 

I've had these laptops in pieces before and I seem to remember that the fans can be clean but the heatsink itself can be partially or fully blocked with dust, restricting airflow - probably what Kelly is getting at.

 

Have a look at the picture below - the vents need fully blowing out. The best way I have found to do that is to remove the lower plastic cover and remove the heatsink unit, clean it, reseat it with new heatsink paste and reassemble.

 

If you are not comfortable with doing that, take it to a local computer shop and ask them to do it.

 

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Edited January 2, 2010 by Tootech

[dreadprinz]

Great and thanks for the help.

 

I can do it by myself with some online instructions on how to. Do anyone know where I can find instructions?

 

I found instructions for the dv2xxxx but none for the dv9xxxx. I have a HP dv9420us labtop.

[dreadprinz]

I found the Maintenance and Service Guide on line. I took it apart, clean the fan and heat sink. Now it is working much better. :)

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01311536.pdf

Thanks guys for the help.

[Plastic Nev]

Hi Dreadprinz,

Thanks for letting us know, and also for giving the link to the manual, someone else with the same model may find that helpful.

Nev.