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X230 Overheating
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X230 Overheating
Why is my X230 overheating? I have it sitting on a hard surface so as to presumably allow air intake from beneath. It is hottest at the rear right corner. Hovering at 100C according to Speccy, even when under low to no RAM or CPU load. I'm away from home and don't have my toolkit with me...
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Intel Core i7 3520M @ 2.90GHz Ivy Bridge
8GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
180GB Intel SSD Pro 1500
Win7Ultimate x64 SP1
Re: X230 Overheating
Time to re-paste the little guy....that would be my guess anyway.
Good luck.
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Re: X230 Overheating
Not much you can do about it without opening it up, I'm afraid. Can you check if the fan is spinning?
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Re: X230 Overheating
just blew into the two ducts, hard, and the temps are back to the low 60s, consistently. dislodged bust bunny?
ThinkPad X230 w/ IPS Display (LEN40E2)
Intel Core i7 3520M @ 2.90GHz Ivy Bridge
8GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
180GB Intel SSD Pro 1500
Win7Ultimate x64 SP1
Intel Core i7 3520M @ 2.90GHz Ivy Bridge
8GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
180GB Intel SSD Pro 1500
Win7Ultimate x64 SP1
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Re: X230 Overheating
That would "fix" it, for now. But you really need to clean the darn thing, since all that dust is still inside and will block the vents again sooner rather than later.
Low 60s on an idle laptop is bad in any case. I'm in a tropical country and my X220 idles in the low 50s.
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Re: X230 Overheating
I had a laptop come in that was shutting down after 1 or 2 minutes. I opened it up and had to dig the dust out of the radiator and fan with a toothpick as it had become a kind of cement. Essentially acted as a heat gun straight back to the cpu/gpu. Problem immediately disappeared.
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Re: X230 Overheating
Hi, I'm also experiencing overheating problems on my x230.
I want to replace the thermal paste and the thermal pad (Actually I don't have thermal pad on the GPU, only thermal paste).
Any recommendations on thermal paste brands, and the thermal pad dimensions?
Thanks!
I want to replace the thermal paste and the thermal pad (Actually I don't have thermal pad on the GPU, only thermal paste).
Any recommendations on thermal paste brands, and the thermal pad dimensions?
Thanks!
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Re: X230 Overheating
Thermal pad dimensions: 25mm x 25mm is more than enough, 20mm x 20mm works too. You can get a 20mm x 60mm strip, just cut it to size.
Thickness: 1mm is OK, but no thicker--had a bad experience with a 1.5mm thermal pad on my X220.
Thermal paste... I'd go with fellow forum member RealBlackStuff's recommendation: Phobya Nanogrease Extreme Noctua NT-H2.
Thickness: 1mm is OK, but no thicker--had a bad experience with a 1.5mm thermal pad on my X220.
Thermal paste... I'd go with fellow forum member RealBlackStuff's recommendation: Phobya Nanogrease Extreme Noctua NT-H2.
Planned Purchase: T480s i5-8350 FHD Touch
Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons
RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E
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RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E
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Re: X230 Overheating
Thank you! I will try that!axur-delmeria wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:42 amThermal pad dimensions: 25mm x 25mm is more than enough, 20mm x 20mm works too. You can get a 20mm x 60mm strip, just cut it to size.
Thickness: 1mm is OK, but no thicker--had a bad experience with a 1.5mm thermal pad on my X220.
Thermal paste... I'd go with fellow forum member RealBlackStuff's recommendation: Noctua NT-H2.
Re: X230 Overheating
Rear right by power switch? CPU is over on the left by numbers 1,2 and guessing tab Q and W. The HDD is over on the right from P to Return. Maybe the issue is disk!
Unless, upside down..
Unless, upside down..
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