Too much heat Dell Laptop

[najdorfchess]

Hi all. I have been experiencing this problem in my laptop ever since I installed Ubuntu linux. I find that my laptop gets too much heated up when i use Ubuntu rather than the recommended OS viz., Windows 7. All the external areas including the plastic back, the touchpad and even some of the keys get very hot which makes it tough to use for long hours. I would like to know what could be the possible reason for this scenario? I use it in Air conditioned room under normal temperature (atleast most of the time).
I didn't install any external driver except for the wifi driver. And I use power management option that's set default.


Specifications of my laptop
===========================

Dell Inspiron 15R
Core i3 370 series processor
4GB RAM
Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit
Have given a swap space of only 1GB since I thought 4 GB is sufficient enough.

PS. My apologies if this has been asked before several times.

[najdorfchess]

One more general query regarding the forum. How could we see our personal posts/ threads? I tried searching for the link in User CP, but I'm unable to find it. Thanks

[dFlyer]

One more general query regarding the forum. How could we see our personal posts/ threads? I tried searching for the link in User CP, but I'm unable to find it. Thanks

First install lm-sensors to check your temp. To find your threads just click search, than find your threads.

[najdorfchess]

Thank you for ur reply, how could i do that?

[dFlyer]

Start Synaptic package manager. Under filters enter lm-sensors. If not installed right click it and mark to install, press apply. From the command line enter:

sensors -f press enter

[najdorfchess]

Okay I just did that. Here is my reading

acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +146.3°F (crit = +188.6°F)

Even though it hasn't reached a critical state I still believe this is a high temperature. Any suggestions to bring it down? Also I can hear my fan in full swing.. So that shouldn't be an issue.

[c2tarun]

Hi sorry for replying for in such an old and Solved thread.
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 and my laptop started heating too much. Then I found this link: http://askubuntu.com/questions/12429.../126513#126513


After installing latest graphics drivers system temperature improved considerably. Fan is running slow, laptop is not heating up much. I'll suggest everyone with ATI graphic card to follow the steps and install latest driver provided by ATI.

[overdrank]

From the Ubuntu Forums Code of Conduct.

If a post is older than a year or so and hasn't had a new reply in that time, instead of replying to it, create a new thread. In the software world, a lot can change in a very short time, and doing things this way makes it more likely that you will find the best information. You may link to the original discussion in the new thread if you think it may be helpful.

Thread closed.