James wrote: > Daniel Frey <djqfrey <at> gmail.com> writes: > > > Hi all, > > > I am curious though, what causes this chip to overheat, and can I do > > something about it? > > There may be a generic processor fan you can mount/glue onto the chip > for cooling. Make sure all other fans are running. Blow out the laptop > with an air compressor.
If you really blow out your laptop make sure the fans are fixed. If they start turning while you blow into them they really can destroy your hardware. Induction can be really bad ;) > Sometime to add more cooling, I'd get a couple of > pieces of 1/2" x 1/2" wood and place under the laptop to increase the air > space under the laptop for increase air circulation. > > HAVIT® HV-F2056 15.6"-17" Laptop Cooler - Three Quiet 110mm Fans at 1,000RPM, > > Last, I think some folks make a "cooling pad" for laptops. If you have > agressive compile options (like mine MAKEOPTS="-j9 -l9") in your > make.conf, slow them way down (-j1) etc. > > > > I'm using lm_sensors, which doesn't provide a temperature for this > > particular chip. I've monitored processes and nothing really stands out. > > I've even tried disabling plasma, no luck. > > > hth, > James
