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Toshiba Satellite P35-S609 Overheating ??

post #1 of 10
10/15/05 at 4:51pm
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Hey all,

My girlfriends laptop is having problems as of late. Her laptop has been cutting out on here unexpectedly for no apparent reason.

She has been complaining that:
a) The middle-to-top part of the keyboard gets warm to the touch. Judging from the air vents in the back, I don't know if this is a problem, but she reports to me that there is only has a 3-5 inch gap from her wall at her apartment (room enough for her to plug her things in via the rear USB ports).

b) When it gets hot, the laptop 'cuts off' after appox. half an hour of use at her apartment... again, could it possibly be the location of her desk (directly up againist the wall??)

**) notes: She usually leaves it on a desk, like stated in part A, thats not far away from a wall (3-5 inches). She also uses a Targus cooling pad, but make/model escape me at this time.

I got ahold of it today, and I'm typing on it now... started up with a odd sound coming from the heat output area, sounded like a fan having a bit of trobule starting up, but within 3-5 seconds, sound went away. More importantly to me, no heat problems, but mobileMeter is reporting weird Frequencies.

While typing this, it's sitting at 1.9 GHz/HDD #0 at 37C. When it was sitting on the desk while she was working on it, I had freshly installed MobileMeter and the Frequency was fluxing between 1.9 and 3.2 GHz unplugged. Since then, I plugged it in and watched the numbers: 3.2 GHz/HDD #0 at 43C and steady.

Is there a utility that can monitor the actual processor's temperature since Mobmeter doesn't monitor it? [Stupid info: My 8790's fans automatically kick on when it hits 50C; is there a kick on temp for this laptop?]

Is there that big of a processing swing on this machine between 1.9 GHz and 3.2 GHz?

Also, the Sager 8790 that I use compressed air on (blowing out the internal fans on the bottom of the machine); can I use compressed air anywhere on this laptop?

Thanks ahead of time for any suggestions/ideas.
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post #2 of 10
10/15/05 at 6:19pm
First, I don't know particular info about the P35. All the laptops I have seen have vents on the back where you can use compressed air. I have never gotten much out without taking the thing apart. I wouldn't recommend that unless you are looking for a new girlfriend. There is a utility around (Toshiba fan/fan.exe) that can force the fan on or off with Toshiba laptops. If you cannot find it, send me a private message with your email address and I'll send it to you. I have used Sandra and MBM but mot MOBmeter, but I believe they all report on the temperatures at whatever sensors the motherboard manufacturer makes available. The fan start temperatures are in the BIOS and I have never seen Toshiba's figures published. They believe that ignorance is bliss. 3"-5" from the wall is less than ideal, but I believe that with a cooling mat, you shouldn't have a problem if things are working OK.
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post #3 of 10
10/16/05 at 1:47am
I downloaded the fan program and I tried typing "fan on" and all it ever does is say, "fan is off." Any ideas?
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post #4 of 10
10/16/05 at 2:22am
When you installed it, it should have placed an icon in the tray (lower right). Right click it and choose "on".
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post #5 of 10
10/16/05 at 12:34pm
It did not install an icon. Do you have a link to where I can download this program? Maybe I'm using the wrong version or something. Thanks!
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post #6 of 10
10/16/05 at 2:17pm
Here is a link

http://www.buzzard.me.uk/toshiba/fan.exe

You may have the right version. I remember that I didn't realize that it was running. When the fan is off, the icon in the tray looks like a red circle with a slash thru it, unless the fan is on. Then, it looks like a fan blade. The utility doesn't turn the fan on when you run it. It just puts the icon on the tray next to the time display. If you double click the icon, the fan toggles on/off. If you right click, you have options. The program is shareware (1.5 pounds) if you use it more than 30 days, but there is no date check. If you cannot get the link to work, send me a private message with your email address and I'll send it to you. It is only 32K. I see now that it doesn't install - you need to start it every time you boot. When I was having problems, I just put it into my startup folder to start the task at boot. That time, it didn't take long to figure out that the fan motor was totally dead.
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post #7 of 10
10/16/05 at 3:37pm
Hmmm... I ran the program and it said "This laptop is not a toshiba, does not have a fan, or is not supported by this program." I guess it doesn't work on the P25s.
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post #8 of 10
10/16/05 at 3:48pm
Too bad. According to the documentation, it is supposed to work on any pentium toshiba. Did you download the latest version? Did you make sure to get the windows version? Yout first post said P35; the last one said P25S
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post #9 of 10
10/26/05 at 1:17pm

same problem...

and i dled the mini-app, with the same result: not a toshiba (clearly a p35-611), doesnt have a fan (two, and i hear em) or doesnt support the program. nutz.
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post #10 of 10
10/30/05 at 11:16pm
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Hello All,

Just an update on the overheating bugger.

Installed Mobmeter and had my GF try to keep an eye on the temp before it kicks off.

so far, the highest number remembered is 45C. That's not good. The fans kick on at 33C (of this I'm positive).

Also, that link to the fan.exe program didn't work; same error as above. Apparently, that program is highly confuzzled.

If there is an updated verison of that program, please post it.
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