[ltp] too hot T60

[Karel Podvolecky]

Hello everybody,
   I have T60 too (model F4G-2007 with upgraded RAM and HDD). And I'm 
suffering same temperatures as you do. In the beginning I have CPU 
temperatures even higher, than you.
   I was several times in service. I have mainboard replaced 2 times, 
CPU replaced 1 time and cooler replaced about 4-5 times. Only one think 
get better: CPU. Its temperature went about 10 degrees down. But that 
was all.
   Under heavy load I had even 110 degrees on CPU and GPU when I was 
encoding video using both cores.

Only two things get these temperatures a little bit lower:
1) open the notebook and blow away all the dust
2) bend a little metal coller that is pressing on GPU chip, so it press more

Hope it helps,

cheers

Karel Podvolecky



Carles Pina i Estany napsal(a):
> Hello,
> 
> My T60, lastly, is too hot.
> 
> Having the KDE, load average 0.4 (downloading some things to external
> USB) the temperature is always 69ºC or 70ºC.
> 
> Fan is mainly on all the time.
> 
> Some information:
> carles@pinux:~$ cat /proc/acpi/ibm/fan     
> status:         enabled
> speed:          3255
> level:          auto
> commands:       level <level> (<level> is 0-7, auto, disengaged,
> full-speed)
> commands:       enable, disable
> commands:       watchdog <timeout> (<timeout> is 0 (off), 1-120
> (seconds))
> carles@pinux:~$ 
> 
> carles@pinux:~$ cat /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal 
> temperatures:   69 51 50 87 52 -128 47 -128 51 64 65 -128 -128 -128 -128
> -128
> carles@pinux:~$ 
> 
> carles@pinux:~$ lsmod |grep -i think
> thinkpad_acpi          48028  1 
> nvram                   8488  2 thinkpad_acpi
> carles@pinux:~$ 
> 
> carles@pinux:~$ uname -a
> Linux pinux 2.6.24-1-686 #1 SMP Sat Apr 19 00:37:55 UTC 2008 i686
> GNU/Linux
> carles@pinux:~$ 
> 
> (from Debian)
> 
> I searched in Internet and I think that the temperature should be a bit
> lower than 70ºC for an idle desktop.
> 
> I'm not monitoring everyday the temperature, but the fan is quite much
> time on. Now I will also monitor the temperature.
> 
> A couple of times the Kernel has switched off the computer because it
> reached 100ºC (!!)
> 
> I bought this computer on August 2006, I've never updated the BIOS.
> 
> Thank you,
>