[ltp] X60s overheating??

Philip Tricca linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 23 Nov 2006 22:36:04 -0500


Don Perley wrote:
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> Philip Tricca wrote:
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>> My x60 does get hot and the heat is concentrated under the right
>> palm-rest. The heat isn't an issue when the laptop isn't running on AC
>> power though. And really, it's not that bad.
> 
> If it's only on AC (for same CPU speed) that suggests a voltage
> regulator or battery charging circuit.

After spending some time playing with my newly functional ipw3945
drivers and IPsec on battery power alone, my laptop's still pretty warm.
I'm not quite ready to write this off on the AC system alone. My mistake.