t42p 2373 Q1U Running Hot; Fan running

[viking68]

When this was about a year old, I had to replace the fan - has FireGL, so long fan. Not a problem. Lately, I'll be web browsing and it just shuts off. I installed some temperature monitoring software; running in the 65-80 degree range when web browsing? Seems hot - should I just replace the fan?

How about some other good monitoring software for the temperatures? Speed Fan tells me it's running 71 C right now as I am browsing here. Seems freaking hot, to me.....

So, to sum up:

Just replace fan?
Better Temp Monitoring software?

Thanks!

[ajkula66]

Welcome to the forum!

You should try cleaning the fan prior to replacing it. TPFC is well-loved piece of software amongst many users here:

http://tpfancontrol.com/

Install it and report back both the CPU and GPU temperatures.

Also, how many processes you have running on a freshly booted machine?

Good luck.

[viking68]

Thanks for the tip on tpfancontrol.

Right now, after boot up after install tpfancontrol:

CPU: 69 C
GPU: 59 C

Fan speed: 3679 RPM

Processes - 87 (yeah, I know, too many)

Too tired tonite; will rip case open tomorrow and clean fan.

Thanks again!

[viking68]

Update:

Playing simple puzzle game:

CPU: 80C
GPU: 69C
FAN: 4400 RPM - yes, 4400+ RPM

[ajkula66]

My wild guess would be a software-related issue, something pushing the CPU to uncomfortable levels, but cleaning the fan would still be my first move.

[viking68]

So, are the temps out of line - or where they should be?

[ajkula66]

Way too high.

[Johan]

I have a T42p 2373-Q1U as well, and I am using Notebook Hardware Control to undervolt the CPU (and I have also downclocked the GPU a bit). My CPU idles around 40 C and the GPU idles around 47 C for an ambient temperature of 20 C. I am (of course) running the CPU in the "Balanced" mode. I suggest you search this forum for "Notebook Hardware Control" - as a start you can have a look in this or this.

NHC is a much better program compared to ThinkPad Fan control, as the latter has no options to adjust neither the CPU voltage nor the GPU clock speed.

Johan