generally the cpu temp is around 40 celsius. the graphics card is hotter, about 45 celsius. the hdd is 31 celsius.
the environment is 22 celsius.
is it considered healthy? several times the cpu reached 56 celsius or even higher when it was hotter some days ago.
the machine is an ibm T43 model 2668 71U
it has had a hot feeling history for years. but is it possible to lower the temp in linux?
Thanks.
Should be fine. This article says 100 degrees celsius is max and you’re far from it. Graphics cards should be fine also.
I got a new laptop and the Dual Core processor runs around 40-50 degrees C. Your processor should be fine.
You can always get a can of air and blow out the system. If you haven’t done it recently you’d be surprised how much hair, dust, pet fur, ect. that builds up inside of it.
my cpu stays around 60…of course that is at FULL use (i run
folding@home all the time)…
my nVidia feels like more…
has yours ever shut down due to overheating? if not, don’t try to
‘fix’ it…
load yours up with folding@home and see just how warm yours can be…
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40C is warm for humans… processors? not so much.
paulga wrote:
> generally the cpu temp is around 40 celsius. the graphics card is
> hotter, about 45 celsius. the hdd is 31 celsius.
> the environment is 22 celsius.
> is it considered healthy? several times the cpu reached 56 celsius or
> even higher when it was hotter some days ago.
> the machine is an ibm T43 model 2668 71U
> it has had a hot feeling history for years. but is it possible to lower
> the temp in linux?
> Thanks.
>
>
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How to do that? what kind of equipment?
do you mean the Stanford folding at home project handling protein folding and misfolding? afraid my machine has not enough power to do that…
Just get a can of compressed air. I’m not sure what place’s you have access too, but I know places like Fry’s and Walmart carry them.
If its a desktop I just take it outside, take the side off and spray the air in the case. Usually the first few sprays blow out all the misc dust and then I try to blow off all the hardware in my case carefully (especially trying to get the dirt out from within the heat sinks and any built up in the fans.)
If its a laptop its a bit tougher, because you only have one or two places where the fans vent, but spraying the air into them can usually get some dust and stuff out. My laptops never built up that much dust and dirt in them though. My desktop usually built up quite a bit every 4 to 6 months.
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Not enough power? You don’t need a supercomputer for that… almost
any desktop can eventually complete datasets… just at different
speeds. I run it on some definitely-not-new hardware and it seems to be
fine.
Good luck.
paulga wrote:
> DenverD;1867099 Wrote:
>> my cpu stays around 60…of course that is at FULL use (i run
>> folding@home all the time)…
>>
>> my nVidia feels like more…
>>
>> has yours ever shut down due to overheating? if not, don’t try to
>> ‘fix’ it…
>>
>> load yours up with folding@home and see just how warm yours can be…
>>
>> –
>> see caveat: ‘C A V E A T’ (http://tinyurl.com/6aagco)
>> DenverD (Linux Counter 282315) via NNTP, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14, KDE
>> 3.5.7, SUSE Linux 10.3, 2.6.22.18-0.2-default #1 SMP i686 athlon
>
> do you mean the Stanford folding at home project handling protein
> folding and misfolding? afraid my machine has not enough power to do
> that…
>
>
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Equipment… as he mentioned, a can of air. It’s a little can with a
trigger… air comes out. Don’t spray directly on yourself, and be
careful as the can gets really cold.
Other tools… whatever it takes to open your case, possibly a vacuum,
and preferably the great outdoors as it’s messy.
Good luck.
paulga wrote:
> TriSwords;1867093 Wrote:
>> I got a new laptop and the Dual Core processor runs around 40-50 degrees
>> C. Your processor should be fine.
>>
>> You can always get a can of air and blow out the system. If you haven’t
>> done it recently you’d be surprised how much hair, dust, pet fur, ect.
>> that builds up inside of it.
>
> How to do that? what kind of equipment?
>
>
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Thanks very much.
the machine has been working for years. as long as it is fine I’d not carry on that cleaning plan, becoz too lazy:P
Have you tried running PowerTop to see how & where the power’s being used? If you turn off unnecessary things - for instance wireless if you’re on a cable - they don’t use power, and therefore don’t make heat.
wireless is currently not connected but the wireless network card cannot be disconnected… are you able to turn it off?
paulga wrote:
> jamesqf;1867149 Wrote:
>> Have you tried running PowerTop to see how & where the power’s being
>> used? If you turn off unnecessary things - for instance wireless if
>> you’re on a cable - they don’t use power, and therefore don’t make heat.
>
> wireless is currently not connected but the wireless network card
> cannot be disconnected… are you able to turn it off?
>
>
As I also have a T43, you should be able to power off the wireless radio
by hitting Fn + F5.
are you sure？
Fn + F5 turns bluetooth on/off in my machine…
> do you mean the Stanford folding at home project handling protein
> folding and misfolding?
yes
> afraid my machine has not enough power to do
> that…
it will run on a 486…slowly, but it will run…
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