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re: Force cooling fans to run while on AC? Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 3:12 pm Posted by bob wells (1589 messages posted) If your Processor fan is cycling on & off there shouldn't be any problems. (indicates fan is operating within set points). When was the last time your processor fan was cleaned of Dust Bunnies? There are coolers available for Laptops. Most have built-in fans. See below. http://www.quadcooler.com/ Google "Laptop Coolers" for more ideas. BW There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you. _________________________________________________________ On Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 1:24 pm, NightRayne wrote: >Hello all, I have a Compaq Presario M2000 notebook running a fresh install of XP >Service Pack 2, and I was wondering if there was a way to force the processor cooling >fan to stay on constantly. The top of the computer gets pretty warm when I'm using >it out in the garage (no air conditioning out there) and I'd like to play it safe >if possible. Especially given the fact that Compaq's aren't exactly renowned for >hardware reliability, lol. > >Thanks! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Force cooling fans to run while on AC? Monday, April 7, 2008 at 12:28 pm Posted by NightRayne (5 messages posted) Yes it does cycle, thank you for the advice. It has never been cleaned, but I've never really noticed any significant buildup on or around it. I have never owned a laptop prior to this one so my experience is limited to towers only. How do I get to it to clean it? It has a panel over it, but it appears to be the main panel covering the entire bottom of the computer...the rest of the access panels for the HDD and DVD drive appear to come right out. Thanks again! On Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 3:12 pm, bob wells wrote: >If your Processor fan is cycling on & off there shouldn't be any problems. (indicates >fan is operating within set points). > >When was the last time your processor fan was cleaned of Dust Bunnies? > >There are coolers available for Laptops. Most have built-in fans. See below. > >http://www.quadcooler.com/ > >Google "Laptop Coolers" for more ideas. > >BW > > > > > > There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you. > >_________________________________________________________ [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Force cooling fans to run while on AC? Monday, April 7, 2008 at 11:49 pm Posted by bob wells (1589 messages posted) N R, Check the link below for disassembly. http://www.onlinefreeebooks.net/?s=hp+pavilion+ze2000+disassembly I would suggest drawing a diagram indicating where case screws came from. There are usually several different lengths involved. You don't want to take a chance on shorting something out. It's too easy to forget where things came from. Be sure to remove the Battery and disconnect AC power There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you. _________________________________________________________ On Monday, April 7, 2008 at 12:28 pm, NightRayne wrote: >Yes it does cycle, thank you for the advice. It has never been cleaned, but I've >never really noticed any significant buildup on or around it. I have never owned >a laptop prior to this one so my experience is limited to towers only. How do I get >to it to clean it? It has a panel over it, but it appears to be the main panel covering >the entire bottom of the computer...the rest of the access panels for the HDD and >DVD drive appear to come right out. >Thanks again! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Force cooling fans to run while on AC? Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:14 am Posted by MartinM (5064 messages posted) If the laptop has been used in a non-dusty environment, and the fans are cycling, I would leave it alone. Laptops do run pretty hot, and the fact that the fan is not always on demonstrates that it is coping. The machine should be protecting itself from overheating (it will shut itself down, when you will know there's an issue). On the other hand, opening the machine might invalidate any warranty, often needs special tools and can easily cause damage, or dislodge connections in the crowded space in the case. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum