Chill Pads, or Cooling Fan Questions

I am looking for a chill pad, for those of you who know what that is...
First off, is this useful to even buy... all that I really know is that my laptop gets SUPER hot around the battery, and I figure that can't be good. So....
I am wondering is there are any chillpads, or cooling thingys specifically for my Macbook, and if so where can I find them? Should I just pick a generic one? I am lost on what I should be looking for, if I should get metal, or plastic...etc. There are so many options to choose, and I am clueless about this thing!
If you could shoot back some general information it would be greatly appreciated!

I tried a generic chillpad with cooling fans on my MacBook Pro, and I can say that, in my experience, it makes no difference between using that and placing it on a table top.
I currently use iLap (http://www.raindesigninc.com/ilap.html) and I find it better (in terms of comfort on my lap and using on desktop) than a chillpad. It's made of aluminum and because it slightly lifts the notebook from the table/lap, you don't feel the heat, especially when you do something that's processor-intensive.

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PCI Mount Cooling Fan Question

If there is any discussion on this in the forum I failed to find it. Is anyone using additional cooling in their G4 after adding or upgrading HD's, CPUs, graphic cards? I've found an Antec PCI slot cooler. It looks like it collects and blows air out the back. Is anyone using something like this? Does it work? My already overtaxed power supply makes me wish there was an cooler that used an external A.C. power option.

I just put in a new case fan and a new PSU fan. All is cool and completely quiet. [SilenX fans with rubber mount, purchased from East Luna they have many options (db and CFM)].
I have 2 HDD in right now, but have run 3, with no problems.
I would look at replacement fans before I went the PCI route. Unless sound level is not a concern.

2012 Macbook Pro Retina Cooling Fan Question?

Ok I was running Skype, Traktor Scratch Pro, Chrome, iTunes, and Photoshop and I opened Garageband and my Macbook Pro's fan started running really loud, to the point where I could hear it over the speakers. I have nothing to complain about because this Mac does these thing 24/7 very, very well. If I tried to do all that on my former Microsoft PC, it would've bluescreened. I was just wondering why it did that because it only does it very rarely and I was wondering if it is normal.

Were you monitoring the temperatures? If you closed out programs and the fans slowed back down, then that sounds like normal operation. The fans run faster to prevent the processors from overheating.
Alternatively, it's possible that one of the programs you had running is malfunctioning and causing excessive processor usage.

Cooling Fan issue/Questions

Hello there I will try and explain this whole story as best as I can. First off, I know my way around computers, I am going to school for them. Asking for help is a last stretch for me... but I need to learn when to ask for help inorder to learn from my mistakes. This laptop is a HP Pavillion DV7. List of replacement parts for this laptop can be found here.I have done as much research as I can on the issue. So let me explain my situation. As a gamer, I know I stress out my laptop a lot. at 2.2ghz, it doesnt do much, but its 8mb L3 cache allows me to play quite a lot, not to mention what I gather from sources, my processor itself determines it should turboboost itself to 3.1ghz when it is under a heavy load. ( If this information is not true, then I will have to look into those sources again ) I have to admit, I do leave my computer on. I administrate gameservers and Teamspeak servers quite often, and gain access to the computers using the internet from my house to help fix the problems. I know I am not suppose to, but I leave it on so that I have the convience of looking into issues first hand and help the community owners as quickly as possible. I feel this is why I am having the issue I am. On Monday morning, a regular morning to wake up, first thing I do is check computer for any messages. The top left hand side of the computer is hot. Normal, since this is where the processor is in the laptop. The bottom part however never truely is. It got slightly warm, enough for me to take a notice. I turned computer off to let it rest so no problems had occured. a nice 30-45 minute rest. Laptop became room tempature at touch so I proceeded to turn it on. Upon doing so, I got a message The system has detected that a cooling fan is not operating correctly.Continued operation is not recommended and may cause unpredictable behavior that could result in random shutdown, data loss or possible system damage. The system will shut down in 15 seconds. To prevent shutdown and continue operation, press the Enter key now.System Fan (90b) I restarted computer, got same message. Proceeded to turn off laptop, then made sure AC power cord and adapter were working fine and plugged in. ( My Adapter block is normally hot, I think this is due to me leaving laptop plugged in all the time and never turning it off.) I restart once more, then head into BIOS. I check that the System Configurations are correct, Fan is automatically turned on, and I check BIOS logs for start up. All came up clear except the past 3 times. They stated part 090-B came up an error. This surely was the fan not being recognizes, as the start up told me. I go searching in the internet for replacement fan. This is the fan I have pruchased [ Replacement Fan ] and the thermal paste I purchased with it [ Thermal Paste ]. I rechecked with friends who work in computer stores for a living and they told me this was the correct part. So I decided I would wait. Today, I was told of an issue with the server, I log in to check the problem, get the error message for the fan. No biggie. I fix the issue within 5 minutes. My laptop was not on long enough to get hot. I get a message for an update today. I figured, sure; not a huge process needer, It will be fine. I let it update, and restart because I know it will need to finish applying them on restart. This time... the fan error did not display. I let the update patch in all 36,000 files. I restart after. I check the BIOS logs, It said no errors. I restart another 2 times to make sure I am not missing the message. There is none. Whether or not my idea is wrong, I will still replace the cooling fan. My question is... Since the BIOS is responsible for how the computer starts, could the update possibly be the reason the error message no longer occurs? with 36,000 files patched, they could have easily been a driver fix and or a BIOS patch. They also could have been a simple security fix, but I have no way or knowing. I know it was 14 updates, and 36,000 files patched. Could this at all have effected the error I was getting? Again, whether or not it could be the solution, I wil lstill replace the fan. I ask for future reference of this knowledge. Could this be a simple mistake in the matter? Should I take into consideration of the update as a fix for the fan? Did it matter at all? EDIT It seems though the error is gone, my processor still seems to be getting hot. This image shhows no sign of the fan working http://i.imgur.com/N1UgmHb.png

Still waiting for someone with more experience then me to explain to me the situation...

Replacement for cooling fan.

hi,
i want to buy a new cooling fan and not a cooling pad for my laptop. Which one should i opt for? And please rule out customer care center support. hp pavillion g6-2301ax.
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You can find the detials under FAN section here:
http://partsurfer.hp.com/Search.aspx?searchText=C9M34PA
Wish you luck,
Karthik
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Satellite A135-S4527 cooling fan no longer operating efficiently

Hi,
I have an A135-S4527 and the cooling fan is having issues.
It runs at low speed constantly, as it usually does, but it hardly ever runs in high speed mode.
It clearly needs to as the air temperature is quite high... about the temperature of a typical vehicle's exhaust.
I'm worried it will burn itself up if I don't have it fixed, but I don't know what needs to be fixed.
I use a USB-powered "Chill-Pad" under it at all times to make it run cooler than factory settings, but this problem has only cropped up recently.
I've owned this computer for a little less than two years now.
About 5 months into ownership, the HDD failed and had to be replaced (needless to say, I backup ALL my important files now).
Does anyone have any information on this topic or the normal operation of the cooling fan?
If so, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Nick

Hi!
As Akuma said it could be that you have to more dust in the cooling ventilators or that the fan doesnt work properly.
So in your case I would try to clean first by using compressed air spray. This could blow out the dust from the cooling ventilators. You can buy it from a computer dealer.
If it doesnt work you should sent it to an authorized service provider. The technicians can check your notebook and clean it.
Maybe the thermal grease must be renewed and the technicians can do this for you. Its a little bit tricky to disassemble a notebook and you must remove a lot of screws so sent it to an ASP.
Bye

Satellite A215-S4757 - Battery life and cooling fan issue

Hello everybody,
I would like to ask a few questions abou my system: first of all, the cooling fan is running in my opinion too often: almost continuously, with brakes of 2-3 seconds. Is this normal?
I have my laptop since august last year and I think it shouldn't be a problem of dust, because it is too "young" for that and I don't live in a "dusty" appartment...
Anyway, I think the "almost allways running fan" problem appeared about 2 months after I purchased the notebook. I have installed "Speedfan" and I see "HD0" temperature is increasing from about 30deg immediately after I start the laptop, to about 39deg after 1 hour.
But the curious thing is that so named "Core" temperature is oscillating from the beginning between 45deg and over 52deg! The fan starts each time the core temperature is rising over 50deg and stops when the temperature reaches 45deg. Is this behaviour normal???
Is the core temperature of 45-50deg normal? I am just using my laptop for Internet browsing, e-mails, etc., no complex 3d games!
The second thing is that the battery life is (and was from the beginning) not spectacular: it lasts max. 1,5 hours with wireless on, but normal use of laptop (not playing dvd's or something like this). Is this normal? If yes, is it because of the amd turion 64x2 processors?
Please help me with some advices / opinions.
P.S. I've bought my Toshiba as I was on trip in USA (NY).
Thank you very much in advance.
Conrad

> I would like to ask a few questions about my system: first of all, the cooling fan is running in my opinion too often: almost continuously, with brakes of 2-3 seconds. Is this normal?
Im an owner of a Satellite A210. Its similar to the A215. The A210 is a European model and the A215 belongs to the US notebook series.
I have noticed the same on my A210 and I think its normal behavior.
> But the curious thing is that so named "Core" temperature is oscillating from the beginning between 45deg and over 52deg! The fan starts each time the core temperature is rising over 50deg and stops when the temperature reaches 45deg. Is this behavior normal???
The CPU temperature of 40-60deg is nothing unusual.
The temperature could arise up to 70-80degrees while playing a game. So dont worry about the temperature.
The cooling modules are controlled by BIOS. The fan table is stored in the BIOS and it contains informations about temperature limits and the cooling usage.
If a certain temperature level was reached the cooling module starts to rotate with a certain speed.
Now I would like to say something about the notebooks battery life time
Generally the battery life time depends on the notebooks usage.
While playing games or watching movies the battery would discharge much faster.
Anyway, your notebook was equipped with high-performance devices and as far as I know the Vista was preinstalled on this series. Both factors (high performance devices CPU and GPU) + Vista OS need a lot of battery power. Vista needs more notebook resources as the Win XP and therefore notebooks with Vista OS run shorter on battery as the notebooks with preinstalled Win XP.
Last but not least you have to know that there are different battery models A stronger battery with higher *mA* value would help to run the notebook longer using the battery power.
Hope I could clarify this question.
Bye

RADEON 9800 cooling fan

I have a RADEON 9800 Pro Mac Edition 256MB in my QuickSilver 2002 mounted in the AGP slot. The 9800 cooling fan is very loud (grinding sound) after a cold startup then gets quiet after it warms up. I have looked at third party cooling fans for this RADEON and I have found the Zalman v700cu and the Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1, Rev. 2 that seem to be compatible. From the images of these two coolers it looks like the two mounting screws that project out the back of the garphic card are very close to the lower memory slot in my QuickSilver. I don't use the PCI slot next to the AGP slot so I know the coolers will be OK there.
My question is, has anyone actually tried one of these coolers in a QuickSilver 2002 and is there enough clearance between the mounting posts on the cooler and the memory card to prevent them from touching?

ATI fans are notoriously bad (read that as cheap). You will know the fan is going bad when you hear a loud whine or grinding noise after a cold startup or during heavy use. The fan went bad on my 9800 Pro 256 after just 5 months. I had to send the card to ATI for repair - nearly 3 weeks to get the card back. The replacement ATI fan started making noise after another 90 days. I can't see doing this on a regular schedule for the three year warranty term so I replaced the stock fan with an Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1, Rev. 2. It's easy to install. So quiet that I can't hear it run and my computer case and power supply fans run slower and with less noise than ever before due to the Arctic fan venting warm air out of the computer.
The Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1, Rev. 2 installed perfectly with no modifications and minimal effort. It has a 6 year warranty. I consider this modification the best thing you can do to protect the $250 (or whatever you pay) investment you make with the RADEON card. It's better than waiting for the stock fan to fail and cause your 9800 to melt down. Technically installing the Arctic fan voids the ATI warranty but I believe I could reinstall the old stock fan if the card needs other warranty repairs without anyone noticing the switch was ever made.
So your answers are yes and yes although I never had the monitor problem you describe. The ATI card is a good choice - keep it then download and install the latest drivers from the ATI/AMD web site and do yourself a favor and buy an Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer model for your card. Install it when you start to hear the stock fan going bad. You will be glad you did.
PS - many thanks to FangSuede for his excellent advice given to me.

I installed a cooling fan in my G3

My hard drive died so I put a new one in (80gb, 7200 rpm) and I thought it would be a good time to install a cooling fan. I put an 80mm, 30cfm fan just under the exhaust vent on top of the iMac, and powered it w/ the hard drive power cable (the fan has a male and female plug so you can wire it in series w/ the hard drive).
The fan works great however I notice it doesn't shut off when the iMac goes to sleep. My question is has anybody here installed a fan in their iMac and how did you wire it?
Not a big deal as the fan only cost $7, but it won't last as long when it runs 24/7. I don't usually shut down the iMac, just let it go to sleep.
Thanks
iMac G5 20" 2.1ghz iSight / iMac G3 400 Mac OS X (10.4.6) iPod Mini 6gb Silver

Hello,
The only option I could think to propose, would be to put it on a thermal sensor. There are sensors that are designed for PC builders. Those sensors draw power from the hard drive connector (like you powered the fan), and then can control whether or not the fan is powered or not based on temperature (you would plug the fan into the sensor for power).
You would attach the heat probes / sensors to whatever you wanted to base the activation temperature on (CPU, hard drive, ambient temperature, etc.).
That would be about the only option I would see since the iMac does not have a control mechanism for the fan.
Now, if you were up to designing your own electronics, you could devise a sensor / controller mechanism that would activate or shut-down based on the state of a component (such as the hard drive). But, that is not something you'll find pre-built. I used to get into things like that, but it would take a lot of money to motivate me to produce something like that now (just don't have the time or interest anymore).
Otherwise, just let the fan spin.
I have an iMac G3 Lime 333 MHz that came with a factory fan installed. It's fan spins all the time and only turns-off if the computer is completely off. Even when it's asleep, the monitor is off, the hard drive is off, and so on, the fan runs at full speed. I just haven't cared enough to alter it.
I hope this helps.
Let us know if you have other questions.
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Hp g6 pavillion notebook causing cooling fan issues

Hi There ,
My HP g6 pavillion notebook says the cooling fan has had some issues which will lead to bad behaviour and loss of data if continued .
I head some heavy noise from the bottom of the notebook and looking for a solution for the same.
Thanks.

Hello sid88,
Welcome to the HP Forums! I hope you enjoy your stay!
I understand the fan makes a noise sometimes and not function properly. I apologize for the late response, but please know I will provide you with the information you need!
First of all, here are some official instructions you can try that could help reduce the noise that the fan makes: Reducing Fan Noise
Some steps included are updating the BIOS and changing power settings. I believe these steps will help you out. If not, the computer is likely experiencing a hardware failure, and you should contact HP phone support. This HP website will allow you to locate the contact information of any area you need: Contact HP Worldwide
Please let me know if you found this information useful. If you did, please mark this post with an Accepted Solution and Kudos to help others locate this information in the future. Also, please let me know if you have any other questions.
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Cooling fan 902

Suddenly yesterday I turned on my computer and it ran fine but then the screen went black so I turned it off and when I turned it back on it gave me a black screen and said "the bios has detected that your cooling fan is not working...press enter to shut down" i checked online and found a page where i could download an executive file to fix it but idk if that bios update is the correct one b/c i think i have the latest fit my dv6t-2100 which came out in June and the bios fix i saw had a release date in april. How do know of this is th corect fix and how do i check my bios info b/c when i ran the exe file for the fix it gave me a page that wanted me to input the current and new bios versions and id's. Thank you

Hello,
I see that you're having an issue with the cooling fan giving you a 902 error message. This could be a hardware or software issue. More than likely the fan is going bad resulting in a hardware issue.
Now, before getting this repaired, I would suggest flashing the BIOS. Here is a document showing you how to do so. Now, if this doesn't resolve the issue I would suggest updating the BIOS. Not knowing what notebook you have, you can follow this document which shows you how to update the BIOS.
Also, I would recommend getting some canned air and blowing out the vents in the side and bottom of the laptop. Here is a document that shows you how to reduce heat from the notebook. If after doing this, you still have problems with over-heating, and your laptop is in warranty, you can take your laptop to a HP Authorized Service Center and ask them to clean the fan and heat sink. You can check your warranty here.
If none of these steps work I would suggest calling HP@8004746836 and see what options they have to repair or replace the notebook.
If you have any more questions let me know.
THX

Where can I find instructions on how to change cooling fan in dv5z-1000 CTO

Cooling fan is acting up and I am wanting to change it. Any reference manual I can review on how to replace?
Thank you.
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Hi,
Please use the following manual:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01550108.pdf
Regards.
BH
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HP Notebook 2000 cooling fan issue

Hey, everyone. I've had my HP Notebook 2000 for a few years and I've discovered my first major issue just a few days ago when the cooling fan stopped working. I don't really mind it too much because I have a USB-powered cooling fan that my laptop rests on, and it does a pretty good job. My entire laptop remains at about the same average tempurature.
The biggest issue I'm having is every few hours, the laptop will automatically shut off because of it.
As well, when I boot it up (turn it on), it gives me a reminder that the cooling fan isn't working and I will have to press "enter" or the laptop shuts off in 15 seconds.
How can I make it so the laptop ignores the broken cooling fan? I don't want to spend the money to repair it because I can rely on the USB-powered cooling device.
Thank you!
~Mark
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No you can't. Reason it probably shuts down is because cpu temps peak over safety threshhold at times thus it shuts down to prevent damage.
Cooling systems on hp's are not the best when working so thermal stress on cpu,gpu & mainboard will be bad & failure failure will occur quite quickly.
Fan assembly is very cheap & can be done DIY if you have some skill in dismantling these sort of things & following hp service manual & other online guides.
I expect a new fan & new thermal paste & shimming along with cleaning would do wonders for running temps & long term health of the notebook.
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The cooling fan is not operating correctly

I dont know why, suddenly when i turn on my hp notebook there is allert that the cooling fan is not operating correctly, aand system gives suggest to shut down.
What shoul i do to fix this?
Thank you

Hi,
You can try the steps from this link below and check if it helps. Moreover after that error comes up if you immediately hit enter the computer will load to windows. Once in Windows you can download the latest BIOS update as that from HP Support and Drivers and install it.
System Fan (90b) error message on startup
You can also refer to this Post
If problem continues then you may have to get the fan replaced. If the computer is still under warranty then you can call HP Tech Support for repair.
Note:
If you have HP Support Assistant installed on the computer(The Blue Question Mark) then open it ==> Complete all pending Updates & Tuneups==> Restart and Check. It may solve your problem
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC faulty cooling fan needs replacement.

My cooling fan recently started becoming very loud on it's lowest speeds and I suspect I will need to replace it soon before it goes out completely. My question is where can I find replacement cooling fans for this product? The problem is I do not know the exact cooling fan I need to replace it and I was hoping someone would be able to point me in the right direction.

Hi,
You can find the following search result:
   http://partsurfer.hp.com/Search.aspx?SearchText=A6X02UA
and part # for the fan is : 666392-001
You can buy from there or search on the internet:
   http://www.waresphere.com/store/hp-pavilion-dv7-6b-6c-heatsink-fan-666392-001.html
   http://shop.mcccomputers.com/heatsinks/12204-hp-pavilion-dv7-dv7-6b32us-heatsink-with-cooling-fan-66...
   http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-HP-Pavillion-DV7-6XXX-6000-AMD-CPU-Heatsink-Fan-666392-001-/380807386127
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