6300 cooling

Hi,

• My 6300's Go 6100 GPU cannot be upgraded (MXM thread).
• I'm suffering regular, no-warning, instant power-off's.
• Getting the occasional Blue screen, all attributed (according to Win logs) to the nVidia graphics chip.
• There are apparently no driver updates available for the Go 6100 - nVidia site.
• Graphics failures at boot (although it does recover itself).

Other than completely giving up and binning this monstrosity, would anyone have any other suggestions for cooling it down please?



Currently (Piriform Speccy):

• CPU - AMD Turion 64 Mobile MK-36
• Motherboard - Acer Myallm (U1)
• Graphics - 256MB GeForce Go 6100 (Acer Incorporated [ALI])

I'm considering drilling a few holes in the base of my case in order to get more airflow around the system and I've aslo bought a small fan setup which will sit under my laptop, but it's all a bit clunky and difficult to perch to the arm of my chair (too hot for my lap!).



Thanks in advance.

Reply 1 : 6300 cooling

Those temps are really high!

Do not drill holes in the pc, that will make things worse. Get a good laptop cooler and it will probably fix the issue.

I use Zamlan nc2000 and it is GREAT!

You should also spray the vents with compressed air to get rid of some dust.

Reply 2 : 6300 cooling

If you feel up to it:



Take it apart.



Remove the heatsink.



Clean the heatsink with a can of compressed air.



Wipe away old thermal paste (but keep any thermal pads)



Appply fresh thermal pads.



Drill holes if neccesary.



If those don't work, bin it.

Reply 3 : 6300 cooling

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Originally Posted by Simplified Those temps are really high! Do not drill holes in the pc, that will make things worse.

How? The more air flow the better, surely. As long as they're narrow enough to not let anything substantial into the system, surely they can only help?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simplified Get a good laptop cooler and it will probably fix the issue. I use Zamlan nc2000 and it is GREAT!

Thanks for the recommendation, will look into it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simplified You should also spray the vents with compressed air to get rid of some dust.

Now I've always read this is bad practice and can actually force air into componenets, causing shorts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meaker If you feel up to it: Take it apart. Remove the heatsink. Clean the heatsink with a can of compressed air. Wipe away old thermal paste (but keep any thermal pads) Appply fresh thermal pads.

I have considered this and think I probably will.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meaker Drill holes if neccesary. If those don't work, bin it.

Yup! lol

Thanks

Reply 4 : 6300 cooling

My recommendation would be to disassemble the laptop, clean the radiators and apply new high quality thermal paste.

I can't remember if you could undervolt Turion 64 Mk36 but I suppose it's possible- I had a Turion 64 and RMClock worked.



Best results would be achieved by thorough cleaning and new thermal paste.

Undervolting CPU is just an added benefit if it works.

Notebook cooler is also an added benefit however it with temperatures as high as yours it won't be enough on its own.



EDIT: Apparently I type really slow

Reply 5 : 6300 cooling

Thanks again.

One thing I have noticed; my fan never gets noisy. I guess I shouldn't complain but if it was working hard at any time, I'm sure I'd know it, but it never seems to.

Reply 6 : 6300 cooling

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberdyne How? The more air flow the better, surely. As long as they're narrow enough to not let anything substantial into the system, surely they can only help? Thanks for the recommendation, will look into it. Now I've always read this is bad practice and can actually force air into componenets, causing shorts. I have considered this and think I probably will. Yup! lol Thanks

If you want to drill holes, I recommend you to cover them with a net (or something silimar), or dust may enter the laptop and settle at strange places where you least want it to be.



Another way to do this is to cut up a big "vent" at the bottom of the computer and cover it with a net. Note a net cover is needed if you want to stop strange things from getting in.

Reply 7 : 6300 cooling

OK, thanks for clarifying.

Reply 8 : 6300 cooling

OK, this was hard to open and take apart but got there eventually. Took her apart and removed a couple of dividers on the fan intake grill. Also cleaned the fan and heatsink up, they were pretty grubby with dust. I also noticed a paper/plastic coated patch covering every single fan intake hole!



I'm now wondering if ACER want people to have problems with overheating!







Granted, I've only been running the system again for 15 minutes, but I've had quite a few app's running and it already looks much better:



CPU - AMD Turion 64 Mobile MK-36

Motherboard - Acer Myallm (U1)

Graphics - 256MB GeForce Go 6100 (Acer Incorporated [ALI])



I've also noticed the fan is spinning up and down (slow and faster) for the first time I can recall. Previously it was just one, constant - fairly low - speed.

Reply 9 : 6300 cooling

acers got the worst cooling ever.