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Dear Friends,<BR>
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I have been enjoying being a member of this group and have appreciated your help. I tried your suggestions and here is what has worked for me. <BR>
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The smc fan control download works just great when I set it at about 2,000 rpm. At first I thought it was too noisy but that was only because it was initially cooling the computer down. Once the computer became cool, the fan is mostly transparent. It doesn’t get noisy until the computer gets really hot and the fan runs closer to 4,000 rpm. Most of the time its now very lovely quiet. <BR>
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I also tried using an xpad (xpad4laptop.com) $30 with shipping and it did help. The site claims they help to bring temperatures down as much as 30 degrees. I certainly didn’t see that much change but it worked better than resting it only on the 1/4 inch wood board I had been using as a portable desk.<BR>
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The best solution however, I learned by accident. Because I’m disabled and can’t sit at a desk, I bought an air desk ($200 counting shipping costs at airdesk.com)-- a laptop desk that “floats” the computer on an adjustable plexiglass shelf. At first I was afraid that the plexiglass would stop heat dissipation but, amazingly, from the time I put the computer on it (first with the x-pad then directly onto the plexiglass) the heat nosedived. It might be an expensive fix to get one just to eliminate the heat problem, but this desk is so “cool” and so adjustable in all directions that I think anyone would like it. <BR>
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Even when internal temps are high, the computer feels much cooler and comfortable to touch. <BR>
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Thanks again for your help.<BR>
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Roses<BR>
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