hp elitebook 745 and ryzen 3250u help

i would like to know if anyone here uses heat sinks on there hp laptops? i have the elitebook 3500u and 3250u laptop and they have the m.2 nvme ssd drives in them and i have been reading on they last longer with a heat sink installed. but these are so think that i do not know if i have room to install them. so does anyone here have this type of pc and have heat sinks installed? i asked the hp guys and never got any answer. and if you do what is the recommended units?
thanks.

I presume you mean the M.2 NVMe SSD drives.
Simple answer is no, there is no room for M.2 SSDs with heatsinks.
Most Laptops have a plate on top of the M.2 SSD which acts as a heatsink.

The SSD is thermally protected by it's controller chip anyway, and designed to run reliably and efficiently and wear on the memory cells is evened out, within the specified temperature range.

ok thanks i will forgo installing anything on them. i was trying to be proactive and install them to help protect the m.2 drives. per crystal disk on this pc the m.2 is running at 36 deg c.

I guess this is the type of laptop you have.


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Here's a disassemble video showing the SSD being removed @1:58, you can see it has the thin piece of metal over it as described by Helmut.

🛠️ HP EliteBook 745 G6 - disassembly and upgrade options - YouTube

i do not have that pc on the drive. i got mine less the memory and drives. i know there is not much room in them to add a heat sink that is why i asked. if anyone had added a heat sink. helmut suggested not to add one. this pc runs at 46 deg c and the othe pc runs at 36 deg c . i did see a type of heat sink that sticks to the top of the drive and has copper on it to help with heat dissipation but if it is not needed i will just forget looking for them. but if 46 deg c is getting a bit warm then maybe this pc may rewuire one being i do not have anything over the drive now. thanks

Make sure the exhaust fan is blowing a good amount of air when the CPU ramps up. Otherwise, you may need to disassemble and clean out the fan and exhaust port.

One of the main reasons why laptops overheat is the accumulation of dust and dirt in the vents, fans, and heatsinks. Dust and dirt can clog the airflow and reduce the cooling efficiency of your laptop.

thanks and yes when i installed the ram and the ssd i took the cover off the fan and took out the dust bunny. i was under the impression that it would be prudent to put a sink on them. they do not have anything on them now. i got 5 hp laptops in the win11 ready newer styles that are way thinner than the older hp probooks i had from back in the early 2000's and used spinning drives.

i asked becasue these newer laptops are so thin that i wanted to see if anyone here has installed heat sinks in this newer thinner type laptop and if so what style. my pc i use at night in the living room runs at 36 deg c and this pc i'm now using runs at 46 deg c that is a bit warm. i did come across a copper sink the sticks to the top of the drive but again is there room? i also found a sind that sticks to the back and is said to hit the drive when the back is on the pc but how do i know for sure? it is placed on the back in the area the back would be when placed on the pc. but i rather just put on on the drive then i would know it is there and working. but one person said it is not needed and others think it is but what type? i asked the hp forums and not one answer yet. so i may have to revisit that site and ask again. thanks

If your SSD never gets to 70 °C (158°F) when at full capacity, you can use it without a heatsink. Does heat destroy an SSD? Yes, consistent temperatures over 70 °C (158°F) can cause deterioration. This is not common with consumer SSDs, but monitoring the temperature of your SSD can help prolong its life.

Since your SSD never goes above 46 °C (114.8 °F) You have nothing to worry about.

ok that was what another helper said. so thank you both for confirming that for me. i do not do more than casual internet. and use firefox also for pluto tv and chrome does not seem to let pluto stream very well. i get tons of drops. and i have 250 mbps internet. anyway i will not bother with getting any sinks being my drive seems to stay at 36 deg c on this pc and 46 deg c on the other pc. again thanks for the help with this one.