W3V Heat Problem

I have had my W3V since April, but as of lately, I am noticing some problems and am looking for any suggestions on things to try. I am running Notebook Hardware Control and undervolting pretty much as much as possible in the safe range. I have the dynamic switching scheme usually, and most of the time I am running a 6X or 800MHz, however I am finding lately my temperature is in the mid fities or close to 60 most of the time. I also remember that I used to get a fair bit of hot air blowing out the right side and now there does not seem to be as much. The fan is still working. Not sure about all the details about where intakes and so on are, and that sort of thing. I am willing to try anything that is relatively safe to figure this out. When it runs at full speed for some amount of time, the termperature is above 70. I never used to go that high. It is behaving as if the fan has some sort of new scheme of when it goes into high mode or something like that.

All of this has come around the same time that my battery wear level has gone through the roof. Just over a month ago it was at 6 or 7 percent, and now it is suddenly at 48. Needless to say, my battery life has fallen dramatically. I will be trying to use my warrantee on Monday to get the battery replaced.

Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Ramy

 

Oh my, since yesterday, my wear level is now up to 55%... Something is seriously wrong here...

 

The battery wear seems wrong, so contact ASUS and since its under 1 year, you'll get a new one.

Have you tried using SpeedFan to configure your fans?

 

Do you or anyone else have SpeedFan settings / config file for the Asus W3V? I thought that you couldn't manually control the fans, though this is based on experience with Notebook Hardware Control. Thanks,

 

I'm not so sure if the W3V fan can be controlled via Speedfan...or any program as of yet.

 

Edit: Misread the original post about the fan speed...

You could check to see if there's anything blocking the ventilation, like dust... it won't be able to produce the same output if it's clogged up. Check through the vents and by opening up the CPU area...


As for the battery... I just went from about 7-8% wear to about 23% in the past 3 weeks... probably my fault for leaving it plugged in all day and turned on with the battery still in. It went through quite a few recharge cycles.

 

Where would you suggest I look for air flow problems, and how is the best way to do it? Also, what about checking the heatsink? I just want to get a bit of advice before I dig in... Thanks!

 

that battery wear is not right period. you have to remember most notebook users for corporations leave their laptop plugged in 24/7 when i worked in IT the batterys lasted 3 years easily with the thinkpads. you have a faulty battery.

 

Ramy,

Didn't I take the time this weekend when you emailed me to tell you all of this and then tell you to call Asus because there's nothing else you can do without having them look at it?

It's not a huge deal - but I feel like I wasted my time even getting back to you if you were going to take all those emails and post the same questions after I answered them all for you.

 

Happens to me all the time. Its like people think we dont know any better. Sure its nothing personal. RMA is a bummer. I would seek a second oppinion even if the first came from a super doctor.

 

Eddie.... I know what you mean...... but I still feel like he shouldn't have even bothered talking to me first... becasue I did take the time out over the weekend to get back to him..... then he didn't even post here till he already asked me the same questions days before....... and with the info he game me..... I could only tell him so much... and as you can see above.. he gave the forum the same amount of information.

 

This job is gonna get you if you dont get wasted every sunday or saturday which ever is your only day off. You work too much. It takes a workaholic to know a workaholic