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forgottenit
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alternative to fan for laptop?

Post by forgottenit » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:29 am

Hi,

Was wondering if anyone knows of anything like this this which could be used to replace a laptop fan?

Sorry if this has been asked before. I tried to do all the standard search before you post yadda-yadda... but I can't concentrate because of the noise of my girlfriend's laptop :D.

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Re: alternative to fan for laptop?

Post by CA_Steve » Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:19 pm

Nope. All you can do is:
- open it up and clean it out. If it's an older laptop, a lot of dust/etc has accrued and may affect cooling and the fan rpm profile.
- see if there's a BIOS or fan profile hack for that particular laptop.
- sit the bottom of the laptop on a big hunk of metal to help dissipate heat :)
- replace it with a quieter laptop. Lots of fanless laptops these days that are fine for day to day use.

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Re: alternative to fan for laptop?

Post by xan_user » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:42 pm

what steve says...

and...

"GF's laptop..." often placed on beds sofas, and pillows...spaces often shared by pets (shudder). super big magnet for dust and hair, and thus high fan speeds.

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Re: alternative to fan for laptop?

Post by mehimu » Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:57 pm

Well, i think that you can't do it. You can have a try with laptop cooler.

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