Working with Laptops

Black_Mug · Jul 24, 2002

I dont see much in the way of laptop discussion. So my question is this.

Extra cooling, and possible overclocking of Laptops.
I need a field laptop, and found a P3 300Mhz IBM laptop.
I was curious as to wether or not i can overclock it, as well as better cooling.

Any info would be great.

rogerdugans · Jul 24, 2002

Not too much you can do with laptops- components are proprietary and bios is pretty much neutered.

You MIGHT be able to do something with software, but I don't think it would be much if anything at all.

I oc EVERYTHING, but don't mess with them.

And the only way to improve cooling is to put it someplace very cold.

SkiFletch · Jul 24, 2002

yeah, good luck with a laptop, I wouldnt want to touch one with a 10 foot pole to try and cool better.

SuperDave1685 · Jul 24, 2002

Hey there. There is a little you can do with laptops. I have seen a kind of "pad" that slides onto the bottom of the latop. It might screw in, I'm not quite sure. You might be able to find a software application that might be able to up your cou or fsb a little. But i do know that they make cooling pads for the underside of the laptop. You might want to check those out. They could help ya possibly. But as for the BIOS, yup- they're pretty much neutered.

SniperXX · Jul 24, 2002

I would not OC it at all. The cooling in laptops is only made to cool the certain processor and maybe a bit more. One of the guys I know from Westwood OnLine (gaming), well he overclocked his 700MHz Sony laptop and after 8 months the processor died. I wouldn't really mess with laptops, thats why I bought a PC.

cack01 · Jul 25, 2002

There was an article on the front page about adding extra cooling to a laptop. Actually all it was, was adding AS3 but still it was a good read.

[EG]~NaTz~ · Jul 25, 2002

if i wasnt selling my ;aptop i would soon be putting ina low profile water block of some sort with a low flow rate i feel this would do much better than what it has. also on my sony viao laptop it has an exhaust fane and an intake grid. i was gonnna adapt an 80 mm fan to the intake and exhaust with cardboard i thought this would greatly improve the cooling of the chip!

parkan · Jul 25, 2002

If you are *hardcore* you can hack apart the laptop, rmove the stock hs and insert a heatpipe of your own design, with the heat dispersion plate placed behind the screen.

cack01 · Jul 25, 2002

parkan said:
If you are *hardcore* you can hack apart the laptop, rmove the stock hs and insert a heatpipe of your own design, with the heat dispersion plate placed behind the screen.

Or better yet, hack it apart and make it into a small desktop then you don't have to worry about the size of everything in your colling arsenal.

strokeside · Jul 25, 2002

how would you power the 80mm fan?
If you use a waterblock, then the laptop isn't exactly portable, is it?

When i get fed up with my laptop, and when it is fairly useless, which shouldn't be too long now as it is quite old, I think I will try the waterblock thing, as I will be able to connect ot to my main PC water system.

Black_Mug · Jul 25, 2002

Im sure an extra PS can be grafted onto a Laptop, much in the same way i attached 2 extra PS to my desktop.

Creating a lexan bottom to attach to the laptop will provide the extra space needed for more power/batteries/cooling. If needed.

Ive never owned a laptop, so i dont really know what i can get away with. I havent purchased it yet, so when i do get it im sure i will rip it apart to see what my limitations are.

Anything is possible, after all i am currentlly working on a refridgerated cooling system for my desktop, that all fits in a small server tower.

DManeKid · Jul 25, 2002

to tell you the truth i wouldnt bother with it since i think it will be a waste of money, you willl be VERY limited and you will most likely just be ****ed off that you bought the thing (come on its 300MHz and your going to make it into a desktop!) you are better off just getting a new comp and having a computer that is 10x better and 10x more oc'ing capabilities

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