Lowering CPU temps

[catatonic]

I don't know what the norm is for a laptop, it seemed high when I checked the other threads. Is there anyway to lower my CPU temps on my laptop? It runs a lot since it is my only computer for now. My specs are in my sig.
Runs from 55-57 degrees Celsius with no load.

[rlj399]

i was wondering the same thing, also how can i check if my laptops fan is working?

[Weidbrewer]

Not only working, but clear. Those vents suck up crud like you wouldn't believe. If you have any pets in the house, this is even more important.

Also, for something called "a laptop" the one place they are very poorly suited to working on is, in fact, your lap. Air circulation under them is terrible, which will also raise the temps.

I hope this helps.

[3rdalbum]

rlj399: Is your laptop working? If so, then your laptop fan is working. If the fan wasn't working then your computer would freeze after a couple of seconds.

catatonic: As far as I know, 55 degress at idle is normal for a laptop. Laptops run warmer than desktops due to the lack of space for heat to disperse.

[catatonic]

catatonic: As far as I know, 55 degress at idle is normal for a laptop. Laptops run warmer than desktops due to the lack of space for heat to disperse.

Thanks for clearing that up, I've been monitoring the temperature since thread about overheating poped up.

[rlj399]

rlj399: Is your laptop working? If so, then your laptop fan is working. If the fan wasn't working then your computer would freeze after a couple of seconds.

catatonic: As far as I know, 55 degress at idle is normal for a laptop. Laptops run warmer than desktops due to the lack of space for heat to disperse.

well that's the thing, i use my laptop for long periods of time and today its frozen twice :-\ id say maybe its like once per 4 hrs

[PhoHammer]

I've been somewhat dissatisfied with my laptop's heat production with GNU/Linux
compared to windows. My CPU and HDD seem to run hotter than in windows and I have
searched high and low for a linux distro that keeps them cooler (*ubuntu, debian, gOS,
PCLOS, and openSUSE). openSUSE was the only one I noticed a real difference in, but it
was the wrong direction: it was so hot my fan was on full speed 24/7.

I refuse to use DSL or another lightweighter as my main distro because I love the
features of the "full" distros (i.e. ubuntu). I just sit my laptop on a table mostly and
let the cpu fan side hang off the side of the table a bit and that helps ( I hover around
40C with that when it would be ~46C on my lap).

I feel like this is an area Linux developers could work on, but by no means will
it keep me from using GNU/Linux OS's!

[Steelmourne]

Funnily enough my laptop fan can be heard going off if the processor spikes about 50%, but the trackpad retains heat for long periods of use.

[freeman2000]

I have an HP laptop with AMD64 x2. It runs in the 39-42 C range. It seems that as long as you stay under the 65-70 C range (for an extended period) that you should be ok. Attached is a link where you can look up your processor to tell what range is ok. also, if you raise the backend of the laptop about a 1/2 inch, you will get better airflow. Good luck.

http://www.heatsink-guide.com/conten...=maxtemp.shtml

[dot2kode]

I have Ubuntu Jaunty and Vista istalled on my Acer 6930 Aspire and the CPU temp and HDD temp are cooler in ubuntu. OF course the RAM used is about 60% less in ubuntu also, and I have Compiz running with a lot of the perty' effects . Little break down with mine temp wise you can compare with your's or whatever:

shhh@laptop:~# hddtemp /dev/sda
/dev/sda: WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0: 47°C

product: 	WDC WD3200BEVT-2
vendor: 	Western Digital
physical id: 	
0
bus info: 	
scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: 	
/dev/sda
version: 	11.0
serial: 	WD-WXE708PC7737
size: 	298GiB (320GB)

shhh@laptop:~# sudo sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0:      +48.0°C  (high = +85.0°C, crit = +85.0°C) 
model name	: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T5800  @ 2.00GHz

One more thing, if someone has not already said this, but if your laptop allows you to scale the power of the CPU then try adding the CPU Frequency scaling applet to your panel and try putting it on the 'On Demand' setting.