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dv6258SE base hot when using Message #1 Posted by Scooby Doo on 1 Mar 2007, 7:46 p.m. I need some help =- has anyone else had problems with the dv6258se notebook getting extremely hot on the base ( ram and hard drive areas ) when using on a lap pad or board on lap??

Re: dv6258SE base hot when using Message #2 Posted by Eric Smith on 1 Mar 2007, 8:01 p.m., in response to message #1 by Scooby Doo This isn't really the right forum, and I don't have that model (I've got a dv5210us), but basically all laptops/notebooks do that. A laptop typically uses 30-40W, and converts more than 95% of it to heat. By comparison, a heating pad uses about 8W and reaches 170-180 degress Farenheit. So naturally the laptop will get very hot, and won't be too comfortable on one's lap. If the laptop has a fan, make sure the vents are not obstructed, as the forced air cooling will exhaust some of that heat into the room rather than your lap.

Kahan's Integral for Laptops Message #3 Posted by allen on 1 Mar 2007, 10:45 p.m., in response to message #1 by Scooby Doo The probability that a laptop will get hot if insulated while running can be expressed as the integral: /x=1 | P = | sqrt(1^(s!!!)) dx /x=0 Where s= the Processor speed in hertz. (undefined at s=0) Richard P. Feynman spoke about this very issue in one of his later books. In brief, entropy is the way of the future. Edited: 2 Mar 2007, 12:40 a.m. after one or more responses were posted

Re: dv6258SE base hot when using Message #4 Posted by PeterP on 2 Mar 2007, 12:01 a.m., in response to message #3 by allen very cute...

Re: Kahan's Integral for Laptops Message #5 Posted by Les Wright on 2 Mar 2007, 7:49 a.m., in response to message #3 by allen Be careful of overusing those exclamation points in this Forum. Some folks don't seem to like that sort of thing. Les

Re: Kahan's Integral for Laptops Message #6 Posted by cfh on 2 Mar 2007, 11:47 a.m., in response to message #5 by Les Wright ! = faculty in this case(?) /cfh

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