Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:32:34 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: rank1seeker@gmail.com Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: diagonising a overheating problem Message-ID: <20120515123234.GC56431@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <20120515.120527.783.1@DOMY-PC> References: <CAGBxaXngztzAnGapy0aGEoiapsh0vfwuJukjBs1%2BRoXT8p7KmA@mail.gmail.com> <4FB1891F.4090703@chillt.de> <CAGBxaX=uysJh4bD8XGk=DT%2BcG_N8xXk1VJbOMNFf3_658E%2BxZw@mail.gmail.com> <20120514230219.GA14856@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <CAGBxaXn81ukB4FS1ghcpNG_Oa9=Y2UKwD2PRPMeWn8=Ft_0Y2w@mail.gmail.com> <20120515.120527.783.1@DOMY-PC>
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On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 02:05:27PM +0200, rank1seeker@gmail.com wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> > > There is something special about laptops, which distincts them from desktop and server hardware. > Requirement for cooling maintaince! > > > hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.temperature: 94.0C > > This pretty much says it all. > Fix starts when you turn OFF your laptop and disassemble it, in order to get to the heatsink and fan. > Don't remove heatsink as it is tied to CPU and you don't have thermal paste. I just did this on compaq 6715s laptop. I had to remove the heatsink for cleaning. I replaced the thermal paste. You can get it for under 5 GBP. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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