Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:30:28 -0400 From: "Constantine A. Murenin" <mureninc@gmail.com> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, mato <gamato@users.sf.net> Subject: Re: GSoC2007: cnst-sensors.2007-09-13.patch Message-ID: <f34ca13c0710011230p20eef75eq96f477a10bcd7172@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20071001183728.A289D45010@ptavv.es.net> References: <47012FC0.5020001@users.sf.net> <20071001183728.A289D45010@ptavv.es.net>
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On 01/10/2007, Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> wrote: > > Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:34:56 +0200 > > From: mato <gamato@users.sf.net> > > > > Kevin Oberman wrote: > > >> From: martinko <gamato@users.sf.net> > > >> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:35:44 +0200 > > >> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > >> > > >> Chuck Swiger wrote: > > >> > > >>> The threshold temperature varies depending on the exact part, but is > > >>> generally around 65 Celsius-- and is hot enough that you don't really > > >>> want to encounter it in normal operation, as it's a sign that cooling is > > >>> not adequate for the system to continue to operate safely at full > > >>> speed. Most of the Intel CPUs also include a second thermal circuit > > >>> called THERMTRIP which fires around 95 Celsius which will shut the CPU > > >>> down entirely to prevent a catastrophic failure. > > >>> > > >>> > > >> I've got Pentium-M at 2GHz and when fully loaded it heats up to 79 > > >> Celsius. Could it be OK or do I have a faulty laptop ? > > >> > > > > > > My Pentium-M 2GHz system will get well above 80C when doing big builds > > > and this is well below the defined PSV (94.5C) and CRT (99C) > > > levels. These things can run very hot and be perfectly happy. > > > > > > OTOH, it might be time to clean the heatsink in the machine. That can > > > hurt heat transfer as a machine gets older. > > > > > > FWIW, the spec on the Pentium-M 2GHZ system is 105C, so CRT at 99 looks > > > right. > > > > > > > Mine says: > > > > hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._PSV: 105.0C > > hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._CRT: 110.0C > > > > This is Asus W1N laptop. > > I'm not about to start checking spec sheets for people. They are all > on-line. I assume that the ASUS W1N is not in the same processor family > as the Pentium-M 735, but I have no idea what it is. I don't even know > if it is Intel, AMD or VIA. > > Looks like this one might require Kevlar pants if you put it on your > lap. Ouch! Of course, the external temperature of the unit will never > approach these temperatures. You are kindly forgetting about the recent battery incidents. ;) C.
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