Overheating is when something gets so hot it is to the point of being dangerous. An old fan that does not cool the processor fast enough might cause the processor to overheat, ruining the circuitry inside and rendering the processor useless.
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Fan not recognized on an HP nc6400
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and an HP nc6400 laptop, and it doesn't recognize my fans, which means that my laptop keeps overheating, is there anyway to make it recognize them? Thanks in advance :)
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Very hot running with ubuntu
My laptop seems to get very hot when running with Ubuntu. The vents arent blocked and its got plenty of clear airflow when in use. Its noticeably hotter running ubuntu than it is running windows.
I ...
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What can I do to prevent Ubuntu from overheating my Notebook?
I have an easynote tj65 (2.1 ghz dual core with Geforce GT240M) running Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7 in dual-boot-mode.
While Windows 7 doesn't have any comparable issues, Ubuntu is making my notebook ...
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T61 Lenovo Laptop overheats - is there a fix?
my Lenovo Laptop is overheating since I installed Ubuntu 11.10.
Does anyone know of a fix/cause for this problem?
Thanks!
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HP 431 is overheating, how can I fix it?
I'm using ubuntu 11.10 (ubuntu's recommended Radeon VGA driver is error) on my HP 431 (CPU Intel core i5 2410M - 2G Ram - 320 HDD - Radeon HD6470 VGA). Everything is OK, except heat problems (it's not ...
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Overheats to 99 C and shuts down during the update
I'd like to update Lubuntu from 11.04 to 11.10.
I installed lm-sensors and see that it goes to 99.0 C during the update, and then the laptop shuts down. (crit = +100.0 C)
The bottom of the laptop ...
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How do I get fan control working?
I know there something called fancontrol, that enables you to control the speed of your system's ventilation. I'd like to let my fans spin a bit faster as my laptop is heating up very easilly. All ...
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how do I configure catalyst to cool down my graphics card? [closed]
I've been struggling with this issue for some time with no solution in sight. Basically, I think I have an overheating graphics card and I tried to follow the steps given here
So I installed ...
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Heat issues on 11.10 beta?
I am running an old Gateway laptop (7330gz) with 1 gig of RAM and 80 gig HDD, when I went to try 11.04 I found myself overheating frequently and ended up returning to 10.10.
Has anyone noticed any ...
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how to diagnose overheating computer on ubuntu? [closed]
I recently installed ubuntu and now have a dual boot windows and ubuntu machine. The problem is that whenever I run ubuntu, the computer heats up even when I'm doing the most meager of tasks. For ...
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laptop (thinkpad x201t) with i7 overheats and shuts down. how to manage turbo boost?
i have lenovo thinkpad x201 tablet with ubuntu 11.04. when i run mathematica or stress, the laptop overheats and shuts down. i loose all my work.
I would think that turbo boost (for intel i7) turns ...
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Laptop seems to be overheating since installing Ubuntu [closed]
I'm completely new to Ubuntu and it's running great so far but the one issue that I've been having is that my laptop seems to heat up more than usual (even more than when I run windows!).
I only ...
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Acer Aspire 5532 Overheating
Had the laptop for about a year, when in Windows it never happens, but seems to happen frequently in Xubuntu 11.04. I've looked almost everywhere for increasing the fan speeds, because it never kicks ...
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High Idle CPU temperature under Ubuntu, but not Windows
I have a Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 running Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows 7 Starter in a dual-boot configuration.
The CPU runs much cooler in Windows than it does in Ubuntu, even when the CPU has been ...
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MacBook crashes due to overheating?
I've got a MacBook 6,1 with Natty installed, and occasionally, usually when I'm doing something intensive, the display freezes up and becomes totally unresponsive, while the lat 2 seconds of audio ...
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High load (and high temp) with idle processes
I've got a semi-old laptop (toshiba satellite a110-228), that's appointed 'laptop for the kids' by my sister. I've installed ubuntu netbook (10.10) on it because of the lack-of memory and it seems to ...
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Laptop resumes from suspend while lid is closed [closed]
I have a Dell Studio 15 and I am running Ubuntu 10.10.
When I close my lid or select the suspend option, the machine suspends as indicated by the slowly pulsing power indicator.
I'll put the machine ...
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Abnormal increase in laptop temperature
When I boot into Ubuntu from my USB pendrive, my laptop fan becomes abnormally loud and the fan temperature also increases (I can feel the heat by putting my hand under the laptop). This doesn't ...
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How do I debug an overheating problem?
I have a problem with my Laptop (Dell Inspiron 1564 Core i5 4GB Ram VGA ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4300 running Ubuntu 10.10 32bit). It shuts down abruptly without even a lag in the application I am ...
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Hard drive overheating badly
My laptop's hard drive heats up quite badly. The regular operating range hovers around 42-44 Centigrade. It gets even worse when the screen is locked with temperatures shooting up to 50C. The casing ...
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Dell Studio XPS 16 overheats
Since I have switched from Win 7 to Ubuntu, it seems my laptop is much hotter and the fan is much louder. Is it normal behavior or maybe can I fix this by tweaking some settings? If so, what would be ...
