[tlug] Cooling Hot Laptops (was Power Consumption Reduction)

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Birkir A. Barkarson wrote:

> Jim wrote:
> > ... if I was running a laptop 24/7, 
> > I would likely add an external fan to help lower the temperature 
> > of the harddrive. 
> 
> Mine runs 24/7 and is OK for normal use, however if the processor runs 
> near 100% for a good while it tends to get very hot, and has locked up 
> on occasion due to the heat.

So add an external fan to cool down the processor. 

> > Better yet, remove the internal laptop hard drive and use an 
> > external (USB) hard drive instead that is much easier to cool, 
> > and much easier to get in big capacities for much less Yen 
> > than laptop hard drives. 
> 
> I think this is good advice, as long as the processor itself is not 
> expected to run hot for extended periods.

So add an external fan to cool down the processor. 

By the way, USB ports are convenient to suck power from to run the fan.