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Posted by BillW50 on March 9, 2008, 6:53 pm
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Haselsmasher typed on Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:36:21 -0700 (PDT):
> I have an HP dv2000z laptop. I don't know all the deets (at least
> they're not right in front of me) but it's along the lines of a 2.0GHz
> dual core AMD processor, 2GB RAM, and 120GB hard drive. It's running
> Vista basic.
>
> The machine is almost a year old and it has starting running VERY warm
> - almost hot. If I have shorts on I can't put it directly on my
> legs. When it's running hot the brick on the AC adapter is also VERY
> warm.
>
> The hard drive recently failed - or was about to fail. It was giving
> me errors. The BIOS has a hard drive diagnostic test and it failed
> that test - so HP replaced the drive under warranty - no problems.
>
> I was hoping the failed hard drive was contributing to the system heat
> issue but the system runs just as hot with the new drive as the old.
> So I chatted with HP today, they suggested I try a few things which
> didn't change anything, and they're now saying the machine needs to be
> sent in for repair. I really don't want to send in the unit for 2
> weeks.
>
> Now (finally) my question: Do you think there is a reasonable chance
> this is an OS / sw config issue and maybe I could resolve this by re-
> imaging the hard drive? I'm wondering if doing a clean in stall and
> re-building the system might resolve this. I guess another way to ask
> this: What are the chances this could be caused by some bad or
> unfortunate sw config migration that put the overall system into a bad
> state?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
First thing I would try is to run it on AC without the battery. Does it
run much cooler? Then the battery is shot and don't use it. Second thing
is you probably have dust inside and causing it to overheat. You can try
blowing air through the vents, but it probably needs to be disassembled
to do it right. Also heat can do serious damage. It could be the reason
why your hard drive failed as well.
--
Bill
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