Comment 137 for bug 22336

Dell Inspiron 8500

zeddock

On 5/2/07, Alejandro Zanotti <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> zeddock; in what laptop had you made this?
> alex
>
> 2007/5/1, zeddock <email address hidden>:
> >
> > Gotta tell you all that I decided to take the laptop that was shutting
> > down
> > and take it apart. I vacuumed the fins of the heat-sync's, removed CPU
> > and
> > putt a fresh dab of heat-sync paste, and that bad-boy has no further
> > issues!
> >
> > The fan hardly ever comes on anymore but it is stable and not hot.
> >
> > Hope this helps others.
> >
> > zeddock
> >
> >
> > On 4/26/07, Vikrant <email address hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am not seriously affected by this bug. But it was interesting to go
> > > through the thread.
> > > I thot it would be nice to hear from a group of people who are not
> > > noticing the overheating.
> > >
> > > First thing first ----> Its overheating ...
> > > I am on Presario V4122 with a Centrino [ 1.73Ghz ]. Have used XP pro
> > over
> > > 1 year on this.
> > >
> > > Switched to Ubuntu like a week back. [7.04]
> > > Although there were no reboots or hand-burns but I definitely felt
> that
> > my
> > > laptop felt a little hotter.
> > >
> > > When i researched I landed up here. I have no doubt that there is
> > > overheating is there when i compare it with windows XP.
> > >
> > > At present with Mozillz [7-8 tabs open] + few messengers and a player
> on
> > +
> > > a lot of applets in panel, CPU frequency @ 46%, Temperatures at 54 and
> > 55.
> > > .
> > > .
> > > Ok now I start a video encoding. I let it run for 5 minutes or so ...
> > > .
> > > .
> > > CPU frequency @ 100%, Temperatures @ 54 and 70 -75. So I suppose
> second
> > > one is CPU temperature. Lets wait 5 more mins ...
> > > .
> > > .
> > > uh .. 75, 76, 77 ... would it touch 80.. ! Nope stayed pretty much in
> > > that range ... CPU frequency @ 100% all this time ...
> > >
> > > I would just return with temperatures for same activity in XP pro on
> > > same machine ... [ 78,79!!! ]
> > >
> > > And by the way, I just loved Ubuntu ..
> > >
> > > --
> > > CPU overheats during high usage "throttling <not supported>"
> > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22336
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> > > of the bug.
> > >
> >
> > --
> > CPU overheats during high usage "throttling <not supported>"
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22336
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> > of the bug.
> >
>
>
> --
> Alejandro Zanotti
>
> --
> CPU overheats during high usage "throttling <not supported>"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22336
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