BR3W CITY
09-30-2010, 10:08 AM
So one of my co-workers laptops was having an apparent overheating problem; it would run fine for a while, then randomely turn off like it ran out of power.
My old laptop (toshiba) did the same thing a while back, and it was due to a clogged heat xchanger, which then destroyed the mobo etc. I probably could have saved it, had I known the issue and cleaned the cooling system out early enough.
So my company gets my coworker a new laptop and gives me the old one with a "fix it and you can keep it" stipulation. I have opened the lappy up, and cleaned all of the heat syncs and the heat exchanger for the cpu. I also re-seated the processor making sure the thermo-grease was in decent condition. I intend to use this as a media center, and would like to add additional cooling to prevent any further overheating conditions. I've got a 120mm pc fan that I mounted to the case, and when powered off an additional powersource (extra 350w source I had lying around ) it works great.
Where can I find a +24v source on-board this laptop? I was told that the battery-charge leads internally would work, and since Im not running any battery, this solution would work well for me. Anyone have experience with level of stupid-tinkering?
My old laptop (toshiba) did the same thing a while back, and it was due to a clogged heat xchanger, which then destroyed the mobo etc. I probably could have saved it, had I known the issue and cleaned the cooling system out early enough.
So my company gets my coworker a new laptop and gives me the old one with a "fix it and you can keep it" stipulation. I have opened the lappy up, and cleaned all of the heat syncs and the heat exchanger for the cpu. I also re-seated the processor making sure the thermo-grease was in decent condition. I intend to use this as a media center, and would like to add additional cooling to prevent any further overheating conditions. I've got a 120mm pc fan that I mounted to the case, and when powered off an additional powersource (extra 350w source I had lying around ) it works great.
Where can I find a +24v source on-board this laptop? I was told that the battery-charge leads internally would work, and since Im not running any battery, this solution would work well for me. Anyone have experience with level of stupid-tinkering?