[ltp] t41p gets damn hot

Christopher Sawtell linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:14:04 +1200


On Wednesday 05 April 2006 04:36, :phaidros wrote:
> > It sounds like your cpu is not cooled enough. Make sure that there is
> > enough and new (!!!) thermal paste between the cpu and the cooling
> > system. A while back somebody here on the list had similar symptons,
> > and exactly this problem...
>
> sounds reasonable ..
> I wonder if I should do this by myself :)
> is there a hardware manual around for the t41p?

Also make sure that you have this line in /etc/X11/xorg.conf

        Option      "DynamicClocks"     "True" 

in the Section named "Device"

It may not help, in which case remove it, but that is what made the biggest 
difference to the overall temperature to my R40

-- 
CS