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 725DE1389E2 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:56:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D7E3DE0904; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:56:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qg0-f52.google.com (mail-qg0-f52.google.com [209.85.192.52]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BEEF3E08D9 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:56:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qg0-f52.google.com with SMTP id a108so11740475qge.11 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:56:34 -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=CPv+WeaaGG/Pu/6JAjb694QP9ZVsu7IAqLdBbqUGdC0=; b=ORSIcvhAjjqsEcj15WYyzY/plvdhnB9nskydh2mg3h/Q1R8yQgEuRn1Di5/FGP5vNn Npd6nyj+7voox9gQTwWafKgQosyswqRl5yBbw8M1MeBj6Ty5e0AQLTqfRatjm9QS8tZw Q/g3KlA9axVuVwHyfnnUxvQP2lzoF9X6zfNxJFaucA3Byn1W1/sT3VK1Q1OAnf0eGens pECL4QzVbKMAhKEJi4oXEZ+YdmuFTHzLdvPYLjwl/vPUL9Y71wpKnkyycEXr6MAVwdy5 j6DZOwAvkWtA+wXWPu52/6R+TSDyPT+p5JwFTCiphgqoGUIvjiGRPZak1uRlgmdAO+NH cP+g== X-Received: by 10.224.51.131 with SMTP id d3mr75449796qag.94.1418813794055; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:56:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.2.5] (adsl-65-0-115-169.jan.bellsouth.net. [65.0.115.169]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id m9sm3507288qaa.46.2014.12.17.02.56.33 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:56:33 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <54916160.4020807@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 04:56:32 -0600 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:34.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/34.0 SeaMonkey/2.31 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> <5491598B.1030202@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5491598B.1030202@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: f3b79fcc-d20b-4713-a1fb-81eb7636d736 X-Archives-Hash: 983a3e33055c1f56ae30d0b5282b750c Alan McKinnon wrote: > 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) > > It was a hand me down. Since everything in there is well below freezing, it shouldn't get water damage. Now when I take it out of the freezer, that could get interesting and cause the issue you are raising which is why I never did it either. Dale :-) :-)