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replaced my sister's cpu fan from her Toshiba Satellite 205A. Before that it was broken and she kept trying to use it for who knows how long. It doesnt shutdown anymore but it still gets pretty hot: I let it idle for about 3 hours and it was hovering around 67-72
I dont use or work with laptops so I dont know if thats ok or not.
 
I'd say that is not a fun temperature for the CPU to stay in. Have you looked at the thermal paste at the CPU itself? Maybe something happened to it after the fan broke, and there is improper contact between heatsink/CPU.
 
what operating system are you using on the laptop.. and is it an amd or intel processor and is it single or dual core?
 
forgot the cpu model, one of those lower end dual core T series
the OS is vista
I dont even remember seeing a way to access the thermal paste when I replaced the fan, I planned to do that but I got distracted trying to remember all of the crazy little pins and wires to put back in when I put it back together
 
Open it up again and apply some aftermarket thermal paste, that should knock 6-10 C off the temps on the spot. Get a faster fan maybe? Or get one of those aftermarket notebook coolers.
 
I dont think a faster fan is an option
I had to jump through hoops and back just to find the fan that would work with this notebook

I guess I'll disassemble it again to see if I can remove the heat sink and put on some new paste. Ugh it was such a pain doing what I have already done, I really dont want to touch it again.
 
eon said:
forgot the cpu model, one of those lower end dual core T series
the OS is vista
I dont even remember seeing a way to access the thermal paste when I replaced the fan, I planned to do that but I got distracted trying to remember all of the crazy little pins and wires to put back in when I put it back together
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so its an intel processor and not an amd turion?

also download cpu-z and make sure vista is downclocking the processor when its idle.. sounds to me vista is just leaving it at full speed instead of dropping the multiplier and voltage..
 
eon said:
I dont think a faster fan is an option
I had to jump through hoops and back just to find the fan that would work with this notebook

I guess I'll disassemble it again to see if I can remove the heat sink and put on some new paste. Ugh it was such a pain doing what I have already done, I really dont want to touch it again.
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I feel you OP. I recently replace three Toshiba laptop fans. It is a major PAIN IN THE ASS to get to. Unlike other laptops I work on... Toshiba wanted the fan to be the last place for anyone to get to.
 
DTN107 said:
I feel you OP. I recently replace three Toshiba laptop fans. It is a major PAIN IN THE ASS to get to. Unlike other laptops I work on... Toshiba wanted the fan to be the last place for anyone to get to.
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lol i know the feeling too.. i have 2 toshiba's.. ones dead and the other one is still kickin butt.. but after dealing with the older one.. i refuse to ever change a fan on a toshiba again..
 
On laptops, I've noticed the fan is not directly on top of the heatsink itself, but a metal plate over the CPU is connected to the heatsink w/fins by pipes, and then the fan blows air across the heatsink, so that might be why the thermal paste is not readily visible. Unless this laptop has a different design, of course.
 
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