[Blackpool] Fwd: RE: Saturday 4th July 2015
James Page
jmsp.1983 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 3 14:16:48 UTC 2015
Ay carumba! All those replies!
>From memory...
Disassembly - I've stripped the laptop down before to try to remove dust
and fluff etc, so I'm fairly comfortable with that. I haven't removed the
heatsink and fan, though, and I haven't removed/applied thermal paste
before, so that's where I'm wanting to be more cautious.
Laptop - it's a Dell Studio 1558 running an i7 720QM. It's been running
warmer than usual for a good few months now - just browsing or using Word
it will run at ~65 degrees. If it gets busy it will run into the 70s. I had
its maximum processing state set to 85% (I've reduced it to 80% this
afternoon). I use BatteryCare to manage and monitor power settings,
particularly as Speedfan freezes the laptop whenever I've tried it.
Preparation - I have Arctic Silver thermal paste and a bottle of
isopropanol (shots all round if the procedure is a success!).
I'll probably drop in around 11ish.
Best wishes,
James
On 3 July 2015 at 14:50, Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org> wrote:
> Doesn't seem too bad, we can probably do abit of diagnostics on it first
> before we take it apart
>
> NB mine is running alittle hotter than normal at the moment due to the
> heat, so it's normal.
>
> Olly
>
> On 03/07/15 14:46, Les Pounder wrote:
>
>> IIRC James has a Dell 1735/1737 laptop like my beast!
>>
>> Here is the service manual for the CPU cooling.
>>
>>
>> http://blog.parts-people.com/2011/12/05/dell-studio-17-17351737-cpu-cooling-fan-removal-and-installation/
>>
>> Les
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org <mailto:
>> olly at ollyclark.org>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: RE: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
>> Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:38:40 +0100
>> From: Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org>>
>> To: Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
>> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>>
>> CC: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> <blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>>
>>
>>
>>
>> If memory serves me James it's an Intel Core 2 Duo laptop isn't
>> it? When you say it's running hot, how hot are we talking? The
>> BIOS should give you some temperatures, plus there are a couple of
>> free apps you can use to monitor CPU and motherboard temps, maybe
>> worth playing around with those tomorrow.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Olly
>>
>>
>> On 3 Jul 2015 14:29, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
>> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> My 2p is: Don't take the laptop apart yet!
>>
>> Take a look at the "maximum processor state" setting and experiment
>> with turning it down (assuming it's Windoze, but I am sure
>> Linux has
>> a similar tweak).
>>
>> You haven't overclocked it and forgotten have you?!!
>>
>>
>>
>> A
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 14:05:55 +0100
>> > From: olly at ollyclark.org <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org>
>> > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
>> >
>> > Hi James,
>> >
>> > I'll be there tomorrow, I don't mind helping you take your
>> laptop
>> if you
>> > want, do you have any thermal paste and rubbing alcohol?
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Olly
>> >
>> > On 02/07/15 17:01, James Page wrote:
>> > > I think I need to stick some new thermal paste on my laptop's
>> CPU. Cleaning
>> > > out the vents etc hasn't helped to decrease the running temp.
>> Will there be
>> > > anybody around who could guide me through it? It's not
>> something I've done
>> > > before.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Best wishes,
>> > > James
>> > >
>> > > On 2 July 2015 at 13:02, Arthur Garlick
>> <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
>> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Hi,I've just been asked to help out on a Scout camp this
>> Saturday so won't
>> > >> be there :o(.
>> > >> It's been too hot to be indoors hacking this week. I've been
>> in my garden
>> > >> trying to get as far as I can hacking the tree stumps and
>> roots before
>> > >> deploying the chemical warfare.
>> > >> It's bad form to use a chainsaw on anything but clean wood,
>> even if you
>> > >> powerwash the roots the grit remains and ruins the chain, a
>> man should look
>> > >> after his tools and the chain can pickup something sharp and
>> fling it at
>> > >> your head... But the convenience and speed of a chainsaw
>> makes
>> cutting a
>> > >> stump out a lot less of a chore (actually it becomes an
>> enjoyable job!). I
>> > >> was doing this with two expensive chains and sharpening the
>> chains between
>> > >> runs last year, which is tedious and it doesn't take long
>> before the grit
>> > >> ruins the way the chains run in the saw and they have to be
>> dumped anyway.
>> > >> Cheap Chinese goods to the rescue yet again, at £5 a pop
>> for a
>> new chain it
>> > >> makes it economical to use the chainsaw (it's still scarily
>> unsafe though,
>> > >> plenty of protection req'd). I have two cheapo chains and I'm
>> still on the
>> > >> first one, I'll probably resharpen them once and then dump
>> them as running
>> > >> them too long is probably damaging the saw itself.
>> > >>
>> > >> After looking at the Makerspace progress I had another
>> look at
>> my lower
>> > >> ground floor space and decided I am going to do a proper job
>> same as Mike.
>> > >> I'll take the walls down to brick, tanking slurry, 25mm of
>> insulation,
>> > >> battens and probably I will go for OSB walls in this
>> workshop.
>> Floor is
>> > >> screeded, I have read that should go back down to the
>> concrete
>> slab for the
>> > >> tanking slurry to really bond in. I don't have any major damp
>> issues in
>> > >> this room and I'm loath to take out the screeded floor as
>> it's
>> quite well
>> > >> done. So I won't get a good tanking fillet between the wall
>> brickwork and
>> > >> floor (I believe the tanking will not bond in with the
>> screeded floor but I
>> > >> will come it from the wall for about a metre with the tanking
>> anyway). I
>> > >> am thinking of using the sheet you use to tank a shower
>> wetroom to overlap
>> > >> the wall/floor join by a metre or so. 25mm foam insulation on
>> the floor on
>> > >> top of the wetroom style tanking sheet and a floating
>> chipboard floor.
>> > >> Door frames will stay as is, most people including myself
>> will
>> fit under
>> > >> them without having to duck! OSB walls will be a great base
>> for a shelving
>> > >> and storage system. It's not a massive space so the costs
>> won't mount up.
>> > >>
>> > >> I will be at Preston Raspberry Jam with my soldering iron
>> helping out
>> > >> younglings with a soldering project. I have promised someone
>> I'll have the
>> > >> ESP8266 project done and written up on the blog by then
>> too...
>> we'll see
>> > >> how that goes.
>> > >>
>> > >> Regards
>> > >> Arthur
>> > >>> From: mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk
>> <mailto:mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk>
>> > >>> To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> > >>> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 11:49:22 +0100
>> > >>> Subject: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Tyldesley Road will be open as usual Saturday from 10am.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Best regards
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Mike Hull
>> > >>>
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