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Any solution to the "HOT" left area of 8600 palmrest?

post #1 of 27
4/22/04 at 8:36pm
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I feel uncomfortable about it when I put my left hand on.
Anyone tried modding it?
I am thinking of putting a pad under the area of my palmrest.
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post #2 of 27
4/22/04 at 8:45pm
if you have a 5400 ro 7200 rpm hardrive then that would be the cause of the heat little you can do about it
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post #3 of 27
4/23/04 at 2:06am
...or you could never turn it on then it never gets hot!
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post #4 of 27
4/23/04 at 2:16am
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post #5 of 27
4/23/04 at 2:43am
Its a fact of life for i8600 owners. The hard drive sits directly under that palmrest and there is really noting that you can do to stop it generating heat. In any case, it shouldn't get anything more than warm, I have the 7k60 in mine and its just barely warm after hours of use.
stu
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post #6 of 27
4/23/04 at 2:46am
what is the max temp you have seen it [the HDD]?
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post #7 of 27
4/23/04 at 3:04am
Maximum that I have ever seen mine was 46C after about 8.5 hours at Uni, on the whole time (and a lot of work.... some gaming.... being done).
stu
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post #8 of 27
4/23/04 at 3:09am
geez, i've got the 60gigs 4200RPM and it has gotten to 50C+........
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post #9 of 27
4/23/04 at 3:15am
I know. Originally in my i8500 I had a 60GB 4200rpm, and it got temps up to and exceeding 50C as well. As soon as I changed to the 7k60 in my i8500 I noticed the speed, quietness and coolness of it.
So of course when ordering my i8600 there was no question, I had to get the 7k60 with it.
Other 5400rpm drives may actually regularly exceed 50C, new technology has helped the 7k60 stay very cool considering its rotational speed.
stu
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post #10 of 27
4/23/04 at 11:57am
crap! if would have known this before, any way i got this 30gigs for free so upgrading would have been really expensive, yet cooler!
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post #11 of 27
4/23/04 at 1:38pm
well i have the 40 gb 4200 RPM and most of the time it goes up to 43c. the hottes thing in my laptop is my ATI 9600. is this normal i see it and is always about 50C+. right now is at 55C and im just surfin.
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post #12 of 27
4/23/04 at 2:30pm
yeah, that is my avg temp for HDD, but it has gone up to 53C, and you wont deny that it can get annoying after a while
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post #13 of 27
4/23/04 at 2:37pm
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post #14 of 27
4/23/04 at 2:42pm
What are ur Video card temputer like. My is a 55C and im not really doing notting
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post #15 of 27
4/24/04 at 9:44pm
My Video card temp is usually around ~50C when I've been surfing for a while. At the moment I've been on 30mins and its about 38C.
stu
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post #16 of 27
4/24/04 at 11:30pm
52cs general use and the highest ive hit is 98 in Warcraft3 in huge 4vs4 battles! yikes
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post #17 of 27
4/24/04 at 11:35pm
Two quetions -

1) Doesn't Dell offer 4200 rpm drives (and the 7200) for the 8600, and not 5400 rpm drives?

2) How do you tell how hot it is getting?
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post #18 of 27
4/24/04 at 11:39pm
1. yes they do

2. fangui using hardrive temp monitor portion of the software
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post #19 of 27
4/25/04 at 12:24am
Wear asbestos lined gloves with water cooling.
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post #20 of 27
4/25/04 at 1:48am
By the way, here's fanGUI, its what I use as well.
stu
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