Overheating t60p, using Thinkpad FanControl

[eman54]

Recently, my t60p has started to randomly shut down. I usually leave my laptop on 24/7, and it rarely leaves my desk. It has been very hot for as long as I can remember, however it never caused other problems.

For the past week or so, when I come back to my desk after being gone for a few hours, often the computer was off, and when I tried to turn it back on, it would freeze partway through startup.


I recently (tonight) downloaded Thinkpad FanControl V0.41. The laptop had only been on approximately 20minutes when I installed it.

The GPU was 87*C, and the CPU was around 77*C.

I set the fan speed at 7 (~3780rpm), and now the GPU temperaure has stabilized at 76*C, and the CPU is about 66*C.

These temperatures still seem pretty high. I've read that the t60 series laptops have very poor cooling, are these temperature values "normal"?


I'm planning on reformatting my computer soon since it has been getting rather slow, and I feel like a fresh start would be good. Do you think this will also help temperatures, since presumably there will be fewer programs running in the background?

Thanks


edit, I have itunes, firefox(multiple tabs), and aim running right now, in addition to the random crap on my computer.

The GPU is up to 79*C, and the CPU is up to 71*C. Should I open up the computer and blow it all out? Does dust have a major effect on temperature?


Thanks again

[eman54]

My computer was closed for the past 8hours, the GPU is 88*C, and the CPU is 82*C...

[abu_sme]

I had the same problems. My GPU was getting to about 90 degrees with the CPU not far behind (at idle). Now the CPU is 48 and GPU is 60.

I fixed it myself by removing the palm rest and keyboard and blowing out the dirt on the fan, and GENTLY cleaning it with a cue tip. Make sure that you wedge something in the fan when you are blowing it out so that it doesn't spin. This makes the cleaning more effective, and also prevents the spinning from generating small amounts of current that can damage you TP. This worked brilliantly. So to answer your question dust makes a HUGE difference. Really the cooling system for the t60p is pretty good, it can just get mired in no time if there is dust clogging the system.

. You could also go to a service centre and have them do it for you under your warranty. I preferred to do it myself. You can find directions and a video on removing the keyboard and palm rest here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 62800.html