I've actually done that. Not so good for battery life though. OK when you're on AC power and don't mind the laptop set up on a cooling box
Mike chuq jackels wrote:
Ohh the hell with it, just grab yourself a case fan, a USB cable, and a soldering iron and make yourself a new LARGE cooling fan that will keep it nice and cool, and screw the onboard fan, it is so tiny anyways that it will not do much for cooling!ChuqOn Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Mike Cook <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:Make sure you have the latest bios. If all else fails in the bios there is an option for the fan to run continuously when connected to AC power. >From what I've determined this is a fairly common problem with this particular computer, Windows or Linux, it probably has something to do with acpi. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Phil Goldbach Sent: Jun 4, 2009 3:15 PM To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Fans on Compaq Evo N600C Yes, I have. May have to reinstall them again though. Display driver keeps quitting on me. Phil Goldbach "Men cry not for themselves, but for their comrades." --- On *Thu, 6/4/09, Mike Cook /<mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>/* wrote: From: Mike Cook <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Fans on Compaq Evo N600C To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 3:13 PM Did you go to Compaq's website and download all of the Windows drivers for the Evo? One of them is likely to be required to get the fan working properly. I would recommend installing them all unless you know you don't need them. Laptops can be fickle beasts, particularly the older ones. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=316673&task=softwareCategory〈=en&cc=us <http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=316673&task=softwareCategory&lang=en&cc=us> Mike -----Original Message----- >From: Phil Goldbach <shadowvar8541@xxxxxxxxx <http://mc/compose?to=shadowvar8541@xxxxxxxxx>> >Sent: Jun 4, 2009 12:56 PM >To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://mc/compose?to=frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Fans on Compaq Evo N600C > >With my Evo, even under Windows, there are some issues with the fan. The fan doesn't quite work effectively enough as I've had mine overheat on me several times. > >Phil Goldbach > > > >"Men cry not for themselves, but for their comrades." ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it to be in the public domain. To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. The archive is available at //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana
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