Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:09:19 +0000 From: Dave B <g8kbvdave@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Program to find CPU temperature? Message-ID: <102abd1d-1fdd-9c59-4a09-df5d95db1bd5@googlemail.com> In-Reply-To: <mailman.8657.1542140652.10294.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> References: <mailman.8657.1542140652.10294.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
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Probably the thermal compound between CPU and cooler has dried out and lost it's thermally conducting properties, an all too common a problem, even on higher end products!. If it's a laptop, it's well worth stripping them down each year and evicting all the accumulated dust bunnies that build up with use especially if used in a carpeted room, and/or you have cats! Take care to create an ESD safe (equipotential, not necessarily "grounded" work area.) Take pictures as you dismantle things, so you know where it all goes back together later on. Enjoy! Dave B. On 13/11/2018 20:24, freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org wrote: <Snipped> > Other computer, with the overheating problem, makes me wonder if the heatsink itself, as opposed to the CPU fan, is no longer functional. > > Otherwise, perhaps something could be going amiss on the CPU or motherboard. > > Tom -- Created on and sent from a Unix like PC running and using free and open source software:
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