[ltp] Temperature on the X60

[Karel Podvolecky]

Hi Peter,
   I had simillarly high temperatures at my CPU. I went to service and 
they replaced CPU and now it has 15-25 C less. It was probably bad chip.

And don't let the technican say "it's ok"! They will finally replace the 
CPU :).

k.


Peter Lemken napsal(a):
> Howdy everyone,
> 
> my spouse has an X60:
> 
> Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600  @ 1.83GHz with 1 GB of RAM.
> 
> Usually at home it sits in the docking station and is used for internet 
> browsing (Uhm, OK, excessive usage of Firefox on graphically intensive page 
> that distribute about 50 percent load on both cores).
> 
> X60
> 
> Every 2.0s: cat /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal                                                              
> Tue Mar 11 23:28:53 2008
> 
> temperatures:   90 54 -128 81 48 -128 43 -128 51 
> 61 -128 -128 -128 -128 -128 -128
> 
> I have a T60 with exactly the same CPU and 2 GB of RAM:
> 
> Every 2.0s: cat /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal                                                              
> Tue Mar 11 23:29:59 2008
> 
> temperatures:   64 43 44 -128 38 -128 35 -128 51 51 
> 56 -128 -128 -128 -128 -128
> 
> Both outputs have been reproduced with identical programmes started and the 
> same websites loaded.
> 
> The X60 is running about 25°C hotter that my T60, which of course results in 
> the fan being constantly running at high speed and driving me nuts. There is 
> no difference in temperature between the X60 being in the docking station or 
> not.
> 
> What is your experience with the X60 in terms of temperature? Is there any 
> remedy or is it "Deal with it" time? I find 90°C frighteningly high.
> 
> Both systems run Ubuntu with a 2.6.22 kernel; playing around with different 
> kernels and distributions on my T60 yielded no differenc in temperature, so I 
> assume it wouldn't make any difference on the X60 either.
> 
> 
> Thanks for some input on this matter.
> 
> 
> Peter Lemken