[ltp] Adding more cooling to the T42p

[David A. Desrosiers]

> As far as a hardware solution goes, you could buy a laptop cooler 
> http://www.hardwarecooling.com/default.php/cPath/33.  Its basically 
> a platform with a couple fans in it to increase the cooling of the 
> laptop as a whole.

 	With my previous laptop, a Thinkpad T23 (2647-9LU), I used to 
have to point a 5" fan directly at the cooling slot to keep it under 
control. That laptop ran so hot, it literally melted the black rubber 
off the bottom of the unit. It also baked 3 drives beyond repair in 
the laptop, which of course is not covered by warrantee.

 	Laptop coolers that are a "platform" under the laptop remove 
the whole point of a laptop in the first place. You have to keep them 
plugged in (or use both usb ports to drive them), and they reduce the 
portability of the machine when being used. In most cases, you can't 
really balance them on your lap either.

 	I'll keep looking. Maybe I'll wire a low-profile fan in there 
with higher rpms than the standard IBM fan to offset the cooling 
issues.


David A. Desrosiers
desrod@gnu-designs.com
http://gnu-designs.com