Looking to make my own giant heat sink to put on the bottom of my laptop...

[cros]

I was moving around the touch pad on this notebook earlier this morning and realized it was running incredibly hot. So I'm thinking of making some sort of huge heat sink to put on the bottom of this thing.

First, I took a CD ROM drive that was sitting around and set the laptop on top of it. That alone helped a lot and it may be the only thing that I need, since there is now technically a heat sink and circulation

I wanted to know if anyone else has put together some old junk to make a heat sink for their notebooks?

[jlreich]

You can buy cooling pads to sit the laptop on. They are fairly cheap and will extend the life of your laptop. :)

[BAB97TIE]

I Live In An Extremely Humid Area Of Costa Rica. I Am Thinking About Getting A Laptop Cooling Pad To Keep The Humidity Out Of My Laptop.
Will This Help Or Will It Just Pump More Humid Air Into The Computer?
If I Get The Cooling Pad, Should I Leave It On All Of The Time To Keep The Air Flowing Through The Comluter?
Thanks

[Fruss Tray Ted]

This is an old thread but I`ll answer your question anyway.

The cooling (air) ports on a laptop are usually on the sides and the laptop coolers are usually a twin fan `stand` which you place the notebook atop. It does not pump air through but just keeps the underside cooler with moving air in contrast to it sitting on your lap or on blankets, towel, table surface, etc... Those things retain the heat and hinder flow of air so they tend to prevent the cooling ability of the computer.

[BAB97TIE]

Thanks For The Info. So I Guess That Means The Cooloer Could Help With Heat But Not Humidity. Do You Have Any Suggestions Regarding The Humidity?
Thanks

[PrntRhd]

The humidity is a given, but should not be an issue once the laptop is warmed up. Condensation causing shorts or corroding the electrical contacts is the main threat, not warmed humid air.