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I purchased a laptop cooling pad that I keep my laptop when I'm |
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compiling and it helps drop a couple of degrees off of the system |
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http://www.xoxide.com/evnopad.html |
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Jon Schlueter |
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On 5/3/05, Praveen C <cpraveen@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > I'm still hitting 70-71 degrees when compiling, which is still a concern |
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> > - but to aid my paranoia, I've written a couple of scripts that enable |
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> > me to cut down the CPU speed to 1/3 or 2/3 of full power, which keeps me |
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> > at a more comfortable 45-50 or 55-60 degrees whilst compiling. |
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> This is supposed to be normal but I too am uncomfortable with that. |
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> Laptops are designed to operate at higher temperatures. My previous |
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> thinkpad R40e would run at around 72C at full load. My new iBook G4 |
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> (1.2 GHz) runs at 58-60C at full load but that is because it has a |
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> very powerful fan. I have found that hard-disk heating is more of a |
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> problem since it causes lot of discomfort to your palm while working. |
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> http://pc.freeshell.org |
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