Muhammad Rashid asks:
My HP dv6 heats up quickly, what can I do to make it run cooler?
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Bruce Epper
July 12, 2012You can go to Control Panel -> Power Options and select the most energy efficient option (you will notice the difference in performance). You can also get a laptop cooler.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=3486&name=Notebook%20Coolers
ferdinan Sitohang
July 12, 2012Heats is a normal problem for laptop, but fist you need to investigate, why this happens. This are some reasons why your notebook get heat so quick:
1. You run so many applications so it takes all of resources
2. The application you run even only one, needs lots of resources and it consumes most of that resources, it will make your notebook work harder
3. If there is a bad sector in your drive it will cause very fast heat for your notebook.
Ok. Here is some actions you can do, check from task manager which application consumes all your resources, try to kill the applications, it will automatically reduce the process in your notebook and cool faster. Second is to add your notebook memory if it lacks of memory, third is changing the drive if its broken. If you use a coolpad, it just help only about 20% of the cooling process. Thank you.
Dalsan
July 12, 2012I would also make sure the vents on the bottom and sides of your laptop are not blocked or clogged, and do not place your laptop on top of thick soft objects or cloth as that will trap heat.
ha14
July 12, 2012also try to update drivers, repair/reinstall windows if needed? if do not help then most likely hardware issues. Better cooler is needed.
Vipul Jain
July 12, 2012if gaming, you can use a cooling pad at max, more than that its usual to go upto 60-70 degrees. and in general either select cpu freq to a lower value, if still problematically hot, get the battery checked.
Richard Lim
July 12, 2012If your dv6 is one that uses the Nvidia GPU, they have a defect that not only makes the laptop runs hot but eventually causes it to fail.
Another way to reduce the temperature is to UnderVolt and UnderClock your computer. By reducing the voltage supply to the CPU, you make the CPU consume significantly less power. I can usually get 10~20% more battery life with this process. A bit tedious to get it right as you have to do some trial and error and the benefits vary from processor to processor.
The required program is specific to either Intel/AMD. Therefore, I suggest you google UnderVolt with your processor type.
You can contact me for further details…
Ben
July 12, 2012Use a cooling pad.
Peter Fields
July 12, 2012A computer heating up is normally caused by the CPU working hard, so to reduce heat you could look for and quit any programs running in the background which would effectively reduce CPU usage and in consequence reduce the heat produced.
Something else you could look at is the fans on your computer, they may look ok but may be clogged by dust (happens to everyone no matter how clean your house is).
So if you know what your doing you might want to open your computer up and give it a good clean or alternatively you could use a compressor and blow it into the fan to unclog (personally i’d be careful when doing this).
You could also download and use SpeedFan (http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php) which allows you to control the speed of your fans (who would of guessed!) which you could increase to keep your computer cooler however you have to compromise on sound. (Fans faster = louder)
Last option would be to buy a cooling pad which you put the computer on whilst using it.
Hope this helps.
GamE
July 12, 2012use usb cooler
TwooshVidisha
July 13, 2012I am using a HP Pavilion DV6 model that used to get heated and my PC used to get shut down, until I found a laptop cooling gadget. I simply place my laptop on these laptop cooling accessories. Connect the USB plug to the USB port of your laptop to prevent that irritating overheating issue and keep your PC running smoothly. Select from these best three laptop cooling gadgets that are under $30 – http://www.mizwhiz.com/health-and-tech/protect-your-lap-laptop-from-heat-with-laptop-cooling-gadgets-under-30.html
Mário Malheiros
July 22, 2012It can happen for many reasons. One pretty common being the accumulation of dust in the heat-sink fan. You can try to open the laptop to clean the dust out of it.
joey
September 28, 20121) Reduce the power utilization by 5% (not set to 100%) 2) Increase the height of the laptop using small plastic pegs (which you can buy at a hardware store – these look like plastic friction knobs – stick them beside the original laptop struts) 3) Use a lapdesk when on your lap 4) Hibernate the laptop for 5 minutes for every 1 hour of use. 5) Use a chillmat or fan mat whenever possible. 6) Avoid installing too many toolbars on your browser – you only end up running more programs in the background. 7) Install updates when you’re not using the laptop.
This laptop does get hot. With the tips above, it will still be a bit warm but with better heat management, hopefully not as uncomfortable as before.
actually dis pavilion dv6 series suckss!! nt worth buying:-( very low audio sound output, bad batry lyf, heating problm… bt other series hp laps r goin beter
November 4, 2012Immanuel Livingstone
November 4, 2012same problem wid ma 2yr old hp pavilion dv6 3209tx….:-( it gets heated up sooon, also it gets slow down when running games on battery mode…