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By: justin

justin — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:26:26 +0000

m sorry it should have been authorized service center and not distributor/supplier..

By: justin

justin — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:56:51 +0000

Good am J! have encountered the same problem, the only difference is that i am 3 weeks out of warranty already. damn! unfortunately, the tech support at TCA megamall where i bought my laptop said that msi already informed him it would take 30-45 days before the cpu fan will arrive that would cost a whooping Php 3400! hay, ang mahal na nga, ang tagal pa! the number you indicated above is super duper busy. am beginning to feel hopeless. and ayoko na ng compaq (hehehe). mas matibay pa yung neo laptop na binili ko two years ago at gamit ko sa bahay. the only problem it encountered is software concern. hahay! do you, by chance know other distributor/supplier of compaq aside from msi? thanks for the help dude!

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My Name Is Daaviiiiid... — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:25:39 +0000

I hope at least you didn’t overheat, especially since it’s raining lately.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:12:46 +0000

I e-mailed ASUS tech support about it. I’m just waiting for their reply. I just hope I don’t get any dumb reply from them. They should have that data, right?

By: J. Angelo Racoma

J. Angelo Racoma — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:42:54 +0000

In hindsight, too (again), when the old Mitsubishi Lancer I used to drive (1993 model) overheated, the shop’s fix was by taking out the engine’s defective thermostat.

The thermostat’s function was to open up the water flow to/from the radiator when the engine reaches a certain temperature. Being defective, it blocked the water flow, and hence the engine was overheating.

The mechanics told me I wouldn’t have problems running the car without this part because of the country’s tropical climate (it’s always hot anyway), and the engine would run cooler with a more constant flow of water from the radiator.

Total cost: PhP 75 for the service. How’s that for cheap?

By: J. Angelo Racoma

J. Angelo Racoma — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:36:14 +0000

Hi Alex,

Re the laptop, Complink would have to forward the unit to MSI-ECS anyway (or HP itself in Makati). And MSI-ECS advised me it was faster and better to send the unit in directly.

As for the car, I spent about PHP 2,000. That included parts and labor, and some cosmetic fixes (like my driver’s side door was scraping against the right front fender because both needed adjustment). On hindsight, though, I thought I could have probably had the service done cheaper elsewhere. If I had an extra fan motor (and some spare couple of hours), I could have done the fix myself.

I’m not sure about safe CPU temperatures. Usually, the BIOS defaults would give information on the acceptable levels, but I only see this on desktops.

At any rate, Centrino Duos are supposed to run cooler by design, since (1) the CPU lower down the CPU speed/voltage when the load is low, and (2) the architecture of the Core2Duo is supposed to make it run cooler (than older Pentium-Ms and even Core Duos).

Yes, excessive heat shortens not only the lifespan of the CPU and motherboard, but also the computer’s casing. Some laptops are prone to weak hinges because of heat.

Hey, my 7 year old PowerBook is still working like a charm!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:52:22 +0000

Hah! Overheating. Happened to me once in our old (former) Corolla. It does happen to decade-old cars but I’m surprised that it cost you so much. I usually go for surplus items for such items. Never had a problem with them either.

As for the laptop. Yes, warranties count. So it was nice for MSI-ECS to take your laptop in. Probably why I got me an ASUS with two year global warranty over other brands in the same price and specs range. Warranties are a must for power users since our machines take a lot of “abuse.”

In any case, would you know if there’s a site somewhere out there that has information on safe CPU temperatures for notebooks? I was fiddling with my laptop and found that added CPU load (like running 3D apps or games) pushes my CPU temp (running on a 1.66 Centrino Core2Duo) to 70C. Tom’s Hardware only has information on desktop Core 2s and according to that data, 70C (from an idle of 42C) is already a yellow-light case. Intel cites max temp for my processor’s at 100C but that’s boiling point!

I’m overly careful with my laptop. I know that excessive heat will shorten its lifespan and I’m pretty sure I want decent mileage on this investment. Problem is, I really don’t know what’s the safe operating temperature for my CPU.