[ltp] T20 stops working after 10mins.
U Kuehn
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:51:35 +0100
Rolf Kutz wrote:
> I have a Problem with a T20. It starts up fine,
> but stops working after 10 to 15 minutes. The
> screen goes black and it doesn't respond anymore.
> This happens with Linux, Win98 and memtest86
> (running without Problem for 10 to 15 minutes. Any
> Ideas what could cause this and how to debug this
> Problem?
>
One possible reason might be insufficient cooling, or no cooling at all.
You could have an eye on the processor temperature. If it rises too high
just before the system shuts down, this might be the reason.
However, this is just a quick guess...
Hope this helps
Ulrich