Hey, kids! I'm new!

Maayan

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Jun 12, 2004

• #1

Hey, guys! I've got a 17" Powerbook G4 (1.33 GHz) running Folding@home for the team -- I often leave it on at night so that I can finish downloading a torrent or two, and that's when Folding gets most of its work done.

Go, team! Go! :-]

 

wowser

macrumors 6502a

• Jun 12, 2004

• #2

By folding - do you mean you are using your Mac to power Cancer research computers?

 

wdlove

macrumors P6

• Jun 12, 2004

• #3

Welcome to the MacRumors folding team Maayan, it's great to have you aboard. Just be sure with your PowerBook that it has good ventilation so that it won't over heat. Fold on my friend. 😉

 

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cjc343

macrumors 6502

• Jun 12, 2004

• #4

Welcome to the team!

 

Dreadnought

macrumors 68020

• Jun 13, 2004

• #5

If you fold on a laptop, and leave it on all night, make sure it can get rid of it's heat. Some people bought a cooling pad for it.

 

wdlove

macrumors P6

• Jun 13, 2004

• #6

Dreadnought said:

If you fold on a laptop, and leave it on all night, make sure it can get rid of it's heat. Some people bought a cooling pad for it.

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Where would you suggest getting a cooling pad?

 

yoman

macrumors 6502a

• Jun 13, 2004

• #7

wdlove said:

Where would you suggest getting a cooling pad?

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prop one of its sides up with a small book. Tada!!! instant Cool Pad. This only leaves the back corner touching the desk. 🙂 Its free too.

 

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PlaceofDis

macrumors Core

• Jun 13, 2004

• #8

i would reccomend this because it also pivots and fits nicely in your lap

 

Kelvin

macrumors member

• Jun 13, 2004

• #9

yoman said:

prop one of its sides up with a small book. Tada!!! instant Cool Pad. This only leaves the back corner touching the desk. 🙂 Its free too.

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Yeah, free and not as effective. Solid to solid conduction (especially with the right materials) is WAY more efficient than solid to gas + radiation. Once the air under your laptop heats up enough, you're going to get reduced cooling anyways (assuming poor circulation).

My suggestion would be to get yourself one of those hightech composite cooling pads.

 

bousozoku

Moderator emeritus

• Jun 13, 2004

• #10

Although the commercial cooling pads are the best solution, using 1 heat resistant object of cubical dimensions under each of the 4 corners should be sufficient to allow circulation of air and a level environment for the drives.

 

yoman

macrumors 6502a

• Jun 13, 2004

• #11

Kelvin said:

Yeah, free and not as effective. Solid to solid conduction (especially with the right materials) is WAY more efficient than solid to gas + radiation. Once the air under your laptop heats up enough, you're going to get reduced cooling anyways (assuming poor circulation).
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I have a fan on the ibook at night as a precaution to solve that problem.
Even though, without using an exterior fan the ibook has never turned on its little fan. I know the fan works too b/c it comes on when ever I fold and play back a DVD simultaneously. I've stopped doing that. 🙂