From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B80A51389E2 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:23:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1362CE09D6; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:23:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-f172.google.com (mail-wi0-f172.google.com [209.85.212.172]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E9C5DE0901 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:23:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f172.google.com with SMTP id n3so15131602wiv.11 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:23:43 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=VooYrKzDE1gw+pJVIDJPTauy50dCOdvqULF92tnQSJI=; b=iQ5rCJtD58D8DIRZj/qfQdgdUs3dFNZBbyXNFrswmOiUkSEOsAvZn63n06LKsojEYV dGK6YpgUIJAg37Hd3N3AFbmdLhqYkiNIjGPsPYQelMxkVtk7cHEa/KI7ZAmZrQnX1eTX 8bScGUZ2nE20Muk9SU/YT3DQNSkOn7RA6E0GscabQ5X2S0JEjDkGAiyrkMibyhHxIQ4j IT9oS8zTUiDSBT0SX/BOD46KwpNLizR2BSQ45Vnkpy6uiHlJiHuoeLiLrgPtNb7DL4V/ QvH4bnhyf8JsTJLZhPJN3FWHpZgBtvSsC+ZRLOKnTGvqCSjS8s50I5jvMfB/Fcoje6TA fCcw== X-Received: by 10.181.12.100 with SMTP id ep4mr3683331wid.62.1418811823727; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:23:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.40] ([41.85.145.17]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id e7sm4500281wjx.31.2014.12.17.02.23.42 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:23:42 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <5491598B.1030202@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:23:07 +0200 From: Alan McKinnon User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.3.0 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Laptop Overheat References: <20141216211638.GA779@legion> <6601248.WUVOZ2mfyp@andromeda> <549124A4.4080200@xunil.at> <549146C9.60106@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <549146C9.60106@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: ddb80a42-c419-4d01-9f6b-1c6b1ae0a4af X-Archives-Hash: 31da83d02398d29d5b0997976cda4306 On 17/12/2014 11:03, Dale wrote: > Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: >> Am 17.12.2014 um 07:33 schrieb J. Roeleveld: >> >>> Try cleaning the vents. >>> >>> Also, most couches have a tendency to compress when something like a laptop is >>> on it. Effectively blocking all airflow. >>> >>> If the temperature goes to 99C when on top of a table, return the laptop to >>> the shop as it is clearly not working properly. >> When I compile bigger packages on my small ThinkPad X220 I sometimes put >> it into the fridge ;-) >> >> This effectively cools it down rather quickly ... and I ssh in via wifi. >> >> Not to be tried at home ;-) >> >> > > You don't have a fridge at home? ROFL Sorry, I couldn't pass that one > up. ;-) > > At one time, I thought about putting a rig that ran sorta warm in my > freezer. So you trade heat damage for water damage? Hmmmmm, I'd be thinking it's time for new computer that DoesCoolingRight(tm) -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckinnon@gmail.com