Re: Heat problem with amd64 laptop

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (25/09/05 11:15), Theodore Kisner wrote:
> On Sunday 25 September 2005 10:47, Clive Menzies wrote:
> > I note that all Acer 64bit notebooks now ship with the Turion processor
> > which is designed for laptops which would suggest that there is an
> > inherent flaw in putting the athlon chip in laptops.  
> 
> This is simply not true- there are quite a few people (myself included) 
> running 64bit linux flavors on the Compaq Presario R3000 (mobile athlon64) 
> series alone.  I've never experienced overheating problems- and I frequently 
> do long compiles and image/video processing where the processor and fans are 
> peaked.
> 
Well, I'm relieved to hear it :)  I'd be really p*ssed if I'd bought a
machine that was flawed by design.

> > I am prepared to 
> > try to claim Acer have sold me a laptop which is 'not fit for purpose'
> > but they will claim that I'm not running their official software;
> > however, it is worth a letter at least.
> 
> Sounds like either the laptop is a lemon, or there are problems with that 
> particular make/model.  I'll let others with similar hardware chime in...
> 
I'd like to think that the laptop is a lemon; it should either be
repaired or replaced.  What bothers me is the fact that it hasn't
shutdown under windows, although I can't really say I 'work' in windows
and consequently it isn't under much load.  I did try ripping CD's
(which seemed to be the cause of the first occurance) without a problem.

If it is a generic fault with this model that doesn't appear in
windows, it's unlikely to be resolved :(

> > 2. is there a way, in software, to slow down the processor to make it
> > run cooler?
> 
> You could use the cpu frequency modes in the kernel to force the processor to 
> always run slow- kind of defeats the purpose of a fast 64-bit processor 
> though ;-)
 
Yes, this would be a 'last resort' solution; thanks for the pointer, I
shall go explore.  Meanwhile, I'll look for a way to monitor the cpu
temp.

Thanks for the feedback ;)

Regards

Clive

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