[gentoo-user] Re: OT: Southbridge chip on laptop overheating

[James]

Daniel Frey <djqfrey <at> gmail.com> writes:
 
> Hi all,

> I am curious though, what causes this chip to overheat, and can I do
> something about it?

There may be a generic processor fan you can mount/glue onto the chip
for cooling. Make sure all other fans are running. Blow out the laptop
with an air compressor. Sometime to add more cooling, I'd get a couple of
pieces of 1/2" x 1/2" wood and place under the laptop to increase the air
space under the laptop for increase air circulation.

HAVIT® HV-F2056 15.6"-17" Laptop Cooler - Three Quiet 110mm Fans at 1,000RPM, 

Last, I think some folks make a "cooling pad" for laptops. If you have
agressive compile options (like mine MAKEOPTS="-j9 -l9") in your 
make.conf, slow them way down (-j1) etc.


> I'm using lm_sensors, which doesn't provide a temperature for this
> particular chip. I've monitored processes and nothing really stands out.
> I've even tried disabling plasma, no luck.


hth,
James