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    Alienware 17 R2: Bottom vents intake or exhaust?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Synomenon, May 26, 2015.

  1. Synomenon

    Synomenon Notebook Guru

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    Are the vents on the underside of the AW17 R2 for intake or exhuast? I put the unit on its side and grabbed some toilet paper and dangled it next to the vents, but I guess the system wasn't being stressed so nothing happened.

    Reason I want to know is that I want my cooling pad fan pushing air in the same direction the air goes through those vents (don't want the cooling pad blowing air into the vents if hot air is supposed to exhaust from there or vice versa).
     
    Synomenon, May 26, 2015
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  2. ufomammut

    ufomammut Notebook Consultant

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    Intake
    this is a computer not a drone :D
     
    ufomammut, May 26, 2015
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    True, that's an intake.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, May 27, 2015
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  4. Meaker@Sager

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    Elevate the back legs a little and forget the cooler pad fans (they don't help as the system is properly designed).
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 27, 2015
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