T42p - Burning Heat

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shuvit · #1 Post by **shuvit** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:09 pm

My machine is T-42p Dothan 1.8, 1 GB RAM, 60GB 7200rpm HDD, 14.1 SXGA+(1400x1050) TFT LCD, 128MB ATI FireGL T2, XP PRO SP2,

and whenever I play the game GTA San Andreas the computer really really heats up and it even burned my brother's leg, we had to apply creams and such!

is that normal?

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:30 pm

I would say not. The highest I have seen my CPU is around 80 degrees C, but that is well inside the case, and the case was never near that temperature. Also, it takes a while for the case to heat up. Didn't your brother notice longer before it burned him? I guess not.
... JD Hurst

nirvana0001 · #3 Post by **nirvana0001** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:07 pm

I got 92C when i am playing need for speed underground 2
You should use "notebook hardware control" so that it would cold a lot

juancferrer · #4 Post by **juancferrer** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:32 pm

mine never gets above 60C, but then it's not a P, but just a regular T42.

shuvit · #5 Post by **shuvit** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:25 pm

how can i know the temperature? is it a software?

ctbenski · #6 Post by **ctbenski** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:39 pm

http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm

laz · #7 Post by **laz** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:31 pm

I just noticed, when I'm running connected to my mindock, NHC says the CPU temp is 85°C. This strikes me as really hot. Anyone know what might be causing this? The fan is on, but slow.
When I'm running off the battery it's always 60 or below.

#8 Post by **GomJabbar** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:47 pm

It all depends upon your Power Options settings. Your CPU can be set to Maximum, Adaptive, or Slow. Usually people set the CPU to Maximum when on AC power, and Adaptive or Slow while on battery. As the name suggests, Adaptive adapts the CPU speed according to the requirements of the software you are running. If you use IBM's Battery MaxiMiser and Power Management Features, you can view these settings by clicking on the battery icon in the Tasktray and choosing View Scheme Settings. Below is another reference for users that only rely on Windows Power Schemes (you can ignore the part about AMD processors).

http://www.pcpitstop.com/faq/cpu.asp

smugiri · #9 Post by **smugiri** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:09 pm

May I humbly suggest that you ask your brother to put the machine on a desktop just when he's playing need for speed ( since there is a "need to be cool" )?

laz · #10 Post by **laz** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:29 am

I just realized that mine probably gets so hot in adaptive mode because I'm always running SETI@home.

motodude · #11 Post by **motodude** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:18 am

shuvit wrote:...it even burned my brother's leg, we had to apply creams and such!

You and your brother don't by any chance ride the short bus to school, do you?

shuvit · #12 Post by **shuvit** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:05 am

well yeah, thx for the dude who told me about NHC, the temperature never went over 65C while playing GTA, it seems that little brother's skin is the one that has problems. T42p is such an amazing machine.

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