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James wrote: |
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> Daniel Frey <djqfrey <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> > Hi all, |
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> > I am curious though, what causes this chip to overheat, and can I do |
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> > something about it? |
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> There may be a generic processor fan you can mount/glue onto the chip |
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> for cooling. Make sure all other fans are running. Blow out the laptop |
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> with an air compressor. |
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If you really blow out your laptop make sure the fans are fixed. If they |
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start turning while you blow into them they really can destroy your hardware. |
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Induction can be really bad ;) |
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> Sometime to add more cooling, I'd get a couple of |
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> pieces of 1/2" x 1/2" wood and place under the laptop to increase the air |
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> space under the laptop for increase air circulation. |
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> HAVIT® HV-F2056 15.6"-17" Laptop Cooler - Three Quiet 110mm Fans at 1,000RPM, |
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> Last, I think some folks make a "cooling pad" for laptops. If you have |
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> agressive compile options (like mine MAKEOPTS="-j9 -l9") in your |
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> make.conf, slow them way down (-j1) etc. |
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> > I'm using lm_sensors, which doesn't provide a temperature for this |
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> > particular chip. I've monitored processes and nothing really stands out. |
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> > I've even tried disabling plasma, no luck. |
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> hth, |
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> James |
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