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My T-410 overheats while on the dock when performing intensive tasks, such as rendering video. Is there a piece of hardware I can purchase that will actively cool the bottom of the dock? Something more powerful than just a stand with fans built into it (maybe something with some kind of refrigerant looping around inside it).
mattloaf1
Posted 2010-10-04T21:08:49.890
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If you have an external graphics card, ensure your using the onboard intel one if you don't need the graphics power. The PCI Express ones can get really warm. If your doing video stuff, depending on the encoder, you might not need the GPU, just the CPU.
Also, we have had two T410s's recently (based on the same components) that have had similar problems. The tech that came said there wasn't much thermal paste, but when I called Lenovo and mentioned heat issues, they quickly routed the ticket to another group, which sent out the tech with a new motherboard and stuff.. (although we have onsite support)
Brian
Posted 2010-10-04T21:08:49.890
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Keep the laptop lid open. The cooling air is inducted through the keyboard.
Last week I took my T410 open as it overheated once again and I expected the fan to be full of dust. The fan was clean and the only way it can suck ambient air seems to be from above, that is, through the keyboard assembly.
Sorry for necro-bumping – even though this is an old question, there are still quite a few T410 series devices around as low-end laptops.
andyn
Posted 2010-10-04T21:08:49.890
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I suspect that by this time, you should also replace your cooling paste. Aftermarket cooling paste is generally of better quality than OEM ones anyway. This should reduce your temperature even further. – BramMooij – 2016-11-22T10:04:49.713
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You could use a laptop cooling pad - there's a few different types, and I've linked a few below as examples.
or this:Nexus Liquid cooling Pad
Tech-Reviews we have the TDD-9000 Nexus Cooling Pad. There are many different types of cooling solutions for notebooks available and each claim to work wonders, but the Nexus Liquid Cooling Pad specifically claims of a whopping 17 Degree drop in laptop temperature (based on their own independent tests)
rzlines
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xpcgear.com appears to have been hacked, that first link is redirecting to a Chrome extension and going directly to the site offered to install some helpful malware – Todd Dabney – 2018-04-26T20:52:16.507
Yup, keep the lid open. See my answer below. I consider this a rather fatal design flaw, because Thinkpads are supposed to be corporate laptops that are extensively used with docks. – andyn – 2016-09-08T11:48:33.450
1Perhaps an obvious question, but are you keeping the laptop lid open while it's on the dock? If not, doing so could help a lot. – Stacey Hanson – 2010-10-04T23:58:03.350