help laptop overheating

martymoose · 21st March 2007, 3:51 PM

hi i have a compaq m2205ap laptop
with amd turion chip
the unit shuts down when its at full load
ie: when the fan goes to full speed it just instant turn off
have pulled it apart its a heatsink with heatpipes to the side then a fan

has anybody have any ideas to fix
dont really know how the heat pipes work
are they sealed
should i try some heat transfer compound as it has a heat pad i think

thanks marty

bennyg · 26th March 2007, 6:18 PM

Well 1st of all you've probably just voided the rest of your warranty by opening the unit up

Hopefully you didn't break any stickers in doing so, and can put it back together so they'll never know...

The sticky thermal pads are usually pretty bad. AS5 it and put it all back together and see if it makes any diff. But if warranty claim is an option don't do this.

What BIOS options do you have re processor? Do you have any Windoze power management options that slows down the CPU (like I do on my Toshiba lappy)? Try getting a program that can show the temp of the CPU (long shot, try speedfan or MBM or something)

Off the top of my head, try seeing if the same happens when the fan is unplugged... obviously you wouldn't do this for long - certainly turn it off immediately if the heatsink gets too hot to the touch- but perhaps the fan is shorting or something?

But warranty claim is your best bet, if it still is under warranty. Let them deal with it, you just care about getting a working one.

martymoose · 26th March 2007, 7:53 PM

mate thanks for that
speed fan i was in contact with writer he sent me some data to test
in a long shot it has a obsqure chip which doesnt read properly
speed fan jumps all over the place
it gets warm i would not say hot

warrenty ran out 3 months ago (as usual)
might try the fan option and bios and test again
thanks for the advice

seadog · 26th March 2007, 8:24 PM

buy a notebook cooler
best $15 i spent at msy EVER

martymoose · 27th March 2007, 5:02 AM

do they just add a gap between the laptop and surface
or do they actully cool like to eskys you see in dick smiths for 25 bucks
if so wheres the best place for one

thanks

Gierke · 27th March 2007, 7:37 AM

They add a gap and have fans in the base that blow cool air onto the laptop as far as I know. Replaceing the thermal pad with AS5 will help too, I know it did on my presscot-powered acer.

bYrd · 27th March 2007, 8:25 AM

Have you cleared the heatsink of dust with an air compressor? Same goes with replacing/removing any crappy thermal paste on there.

JB

Macbrand · 28th March 2007, 2:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seadog

buy a notebook cooler
best $15 i spent at msy EVER

Agreed. I spent $65.00 on a Zalman(ZM-NC1000) aluminium twin fan with extra USB port and fan speed control.

Until I got this, my notebook was shutting down or crashing to desktop when I was gaming with it. Has never happenned again since using the notebook cooler.

You can get these from Ebay. Careful, some of the cheap ones are a bit dodgy.

Macbrand

martymoose · 11th April 2007, 5:33 AM

well found the problem
when i pulled apart again i noticed the pad on heat sink
was like the old days of early amd the was a foil protector pad one the fan
pulled it of which left the stuff like you get on the new fans today
add a match head of artic silver
put together and ran a cpu burn in test ran for 2 hours full load fan only started once didnt miss a beat
good on ya compaq service centre
thats 2 stuff ups
the other one was when the hard drive died they replaced the 80 with a forty

bennyg · 17th April 2007, 4:55 PM

yeah I've been meaning to redo the sink on my lappy... but I lack a scwoodwivuh fine enough to crack open the last 2 screws... I think they're cemented in

21st March 2007, 3:51 PM	#1
martymoose Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: coffs harbour Posts: 163	help laptop overheating hi i have a compaq m2205ap laptop with amd turion chip the unit shuts down when its at full load ie: when the fan goes to full speed it just instant turn off have pulled it apart its a heatsink with heatpipes to the side then a fan has anybody have any ideas to fix dont really know how the heat pipes work are they sealed should i try some heat transfer compound as it has a heat pad i think thanks marty

26th March 2007, 6:18 PM	#2
bennyg Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Oztraya Posts: 684	Well 1st of all you've probably just voided the rest of your warranty by opening the unit up Hopefully you didn't break any stickers in doing so, and can put it back together so they'll never know... The sticky thermal pads are usually pretty bad. AS5 it and put it all back together and see if it makes any diff. But if warranty claim is an option don't do this. What BIOS options do you have re processor? Do you have any Windoze power management options that slows down the CPU (like I do on my Toshiba lappy)? Try getting a program that can show the temp of the CPU (long shot, try speedfan or MBM or something) Off the top of my head, try seeing if the same happens when the fan is unplugged... obviously you wouldn't do this for long - certainly turn it off immediately if the heatsink gets too hot to the touch- but perhaps the fan is shorting or something? But warranty claim is your best bet, if it still is under warranty. Let them deal with it, you just care about getting a working one. __________________ Successful traders: 3/3: Brax, Zubrick, nvidiaXP Value: $125 Pending:- Coming soon: Asus G51J-A1, i7 720qm, 4Gb DDR3-1066, GTX260M@500/1250/800, 15.6" 1080p, 80Gb SSD, 320Gb HDD Soon-to-be-old lappy: Dell Vostro 1500, T9300/3Gb DDR667/8600GT@550/1200/475/320Gb/15.4" UWXGA \| Older lappy, Dell Latitude D620, T7200/2GbDDR2-667/GMA950/60Gb/14.1" Last edited by bennyg; 26th March 2007 at 6:20 PM.

27th March 2007, 7:37 AM	#6
Gierke Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barossa Valley Posts: 1,562	They add a gap and have fans in the base that blow cool air onto the laptop as far as I know. Replaceing the thermal pad with AS5 will help too, I know it did on my presscot-powered acer. __________________ \| AMD X4 955 \| 4GB DDR2 \| 8800GTS 512MB \| WD 320GB AAKS \| Lian Li A03B \|

27th March 2007, 8:25 AM	#7
bYrd Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: NE Melbourne Posts: 1,319	Have you cleared the heatsink of dust with an air compressor? Same goes with replacing/removing any crappy thermal paste on there. JB __________________ MacTalk Australia

26th March 2007, 7:53 PM	#3
martymoose Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: coffs harbour Posts: 163	mate thanks for that speed fan i was in contact with writer he sent me some data to test in a long shot it has a obsqure chip which doesnt read properly speed fan jumps all over the place it gets warm i would not say hot warrenty ran out 3 months ago (as usual) might try the fan option and bios and test again thanks for the advice

26th March 2007, 8:24 PM	#4
seadog (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide,Au Posts: 290	buy a notebook cooler best $15 i spent at msy EVER

27th March 2007, 5:02 AM	#5
martymoose Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: coffs harbour Posts: 163	do they just add a gap between the laptop and surface or do they actully cool like to eskys you see in dick smiths for 25 bucks if so wheres the best place for one thanks

11th April 2007, 5:33 AM	#9
martymoose Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: coffs harbour Posts: 163	well found the problem when i pulled apart again i noticed the pad on heat sink was like the old days of early amd the was a foil protector pad one the fan pulled it of which left the stuff like you get on the new fans today add a match head of artic silver put together and ran a cpu burn in test ran for 2 hours full load fan only started once didnt miss a beat good on ya compaq service centre thats 2 stuff ups the other one was when the hard drive died they replaced the 80 with a forty

17th April 2007, 4:55 PM	#10
bennyg Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Oztraya Posts: 684	yeah I've been meaning to redo the sink on my lappy... but I lack a scwoodwivuh fine enough to crack open the last 2 screws... I think they're cemented in