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Thread ID: 116872 2011-03-23 21:52:00 HP Pavilion dv5 laptop overheating.... GR8Metal (14133) Press F1
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1188752 2011-03-23 21:52:00 Hi all,

Have an HP Pavilion dv5. My friend wanted me to rebuild it for her. During the factory restore, the unit powered off and the case was extremely hot! So obviously a thermal issue. So i've dissmantled this beast and apart from a small about of dust, the fan and heat sink seem in pretty good condition. I'll lube the fan but is there anything else I can do to try and resolve the overheating issue or is this a known problem with this model? The CPU has thermal pads, do these "dry out"? Can you remove this and use thermal grease?

Cheers. ;)
GR8Metal (14133)
1188753 2011-03-23 23:13:00 Was the fan working when you did the factory restore?

:pf1mobmini:
jareemon (5207)
1188754 2011-03-23 23:16:00 There shouldnt be a problem with using thermal paste, I recommend arctic silver 5.

:pf1mobmini:
jareemon (5207)
1188755 2011-03-24 01:10:00 Yeah, fan was working hard out to obviously try and cool it.... GR8Metal (14133)
1188756 2011-03-24 01:21:00 Doesn't have the nvidia grahics chip does it? CYaBro (73)
1188757 2011-03-24 02:14:00 Did you have it sitting on a tablecloth or bed etc? Agent_24 (57)
1188758 2011-03-24 02:16:00 I'll check tonight to see if it does CYaBro.
Cheers. :thumbs:
GR8Metal (14133)
1188759 2011-03-24 02:21:00 Not good if it does as those are known to overheat and die. CYaBro (73)
1188760 2011-03-24 03:46:00 Did you have it sitting on a tablecloth or bed etc?
Nope. Was sitting on a coffee table with a glass top.


Not good if it does as those are known to overheat and die.
Yea. Are those the models that you started to accumulate on your shelf at work?
GR8Metal (14133)
1188761 2011-03-24 03:51:00 Yea. Are those the models that you started to accumulate on your shelf at work?

Yep plus many other models like the dv3000, dv6000 and many more.
There is a way to fix them but most people opt to buy a new machine instead.
CYaBro (73)
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