Dv7t-3000 Heat Problems (fans always at idle)

I have the Core i7 Quad version of the dv7t. My perceived problem is that the thing runs crazy hot. CPU and GPU both regularly hit 70 deg C when I'm playing games. The machine is fairly new and I am using an active laptop cooling stand.
What concerns me is that the fans never kick up from idle. I know the machine is capable of it 'cause I hear them spin fast initially when I turn it on. But from then on it's idle all the way. This seems to be the exact opposite problem of other posts I've managed to find about this laptop.
What I *think* may be part of the problem (or a symptom) is HWMonitor shows my ACPI temperature zone at 0 deg. Has anyone seen this before and/or found a solution?
Thanks,
Chris
Hardware Monitors
Hardware monitor ACPI
Temperature 0 0°C (32°F) [0xAAC] (TZ01)
Hardware monitor Intel Core i7
Power 0 15.34 W (Processor)
Temperature 0 69°C (156°F) [0x1F] (Core #0)
Temperature 1 72°C (161°F) [0x1C] (Core #1)
Temperature 2 67°C (152°F) [0x21] (Core #2)
Temperature 3 72°C (161°F) [0x1C] (Core #3)
Hardware monitor NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Temperature 0 67°C (152°F) (GPU Core)
Hardware monitor Hitachi HTS723232L9A
Temperature 0 38°C (100°F) [0x26] (Assembly)
Temperature 2 38°C (100°F) [0x26] (Air Flow)

Sorry to bring back a dead thread, but Im getting some heating issues as well.
dv7t quad i7 820
8 gigs ram
nvidia 320m
500gig 7200rpm
Below is running HP Reccomended power settings, and just browsing with FF open.
Hardware Monitors
Hardware monitor ACPI
Temperature 0 69°C (156°F) [0xD5E] (TZ01)
Hardware monitor Intel Core i7
Power 0 54.21 W (Processor)
Temperature 0 63°C (145°F) [0x25] (Core #0)
Temperature 1 64°C (147°F) [0x24] (Core #1)
Temperature 2 63°C (145°F) [0x25] (Core #2)
Temperature 3 66°C (150°F) [0x22] (Core #3)
Hardware monitor NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
Temperature 0 60°C (140°F) (GPU Core)
Hardware monitor Hitachi HTS725050A9A
Temperature 2 41°C (105°F) [0x29] (Air Flow)
Hardware monitor Battery 1
Voltage 0 16.75 Volts [0x416E] (Current Voltage)
Capacity 0 73440 mWh [0x11EE0] (Designed Capacity)
Capacity 1 70502 mWh [0x11366] (Full Charge Capacity)
Capacity 2 70502 mWh [0x11366] (Current Capacity)
Level 0 4 pc [0x5F] (Wear Level)
Level 1 100 pc [0x64] (Charge Level)

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