Laptop temperature

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southwalker

I want to monitor the temperature of my laptop.

Does anyone have any experience with a program of this type
(preferably free) and can you recommend it?

Thanks
 
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Paul in Houston TX

I want to monitor the temperature of my laptop.

Does anyone have any experience with a program of this type
(preferably free) and can you recommend it?

Thanks
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RealTemp can monitor the cpu and gpu.
It cannot monitor the entire laptop though.
 
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Paul

Thanks for all the replies, very helpful.

Am "loaning" out my processor when I am not using it to some research
people, the CPU runs a max for hours.
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In terms of wear issues:

1) Pull the battery, before leaving it for long sessions. It probably
doesn't make any difference, but if running off AC, the battery
can be left out. (On my laptop it can - check your manual to be sure.)

2) The fan or fans will run a slightly higher percentage of the time.

3) The "loaning out" thing is more practical on a desktop, because
you can use a more powerful processor (multiple cores) as a
contribution. A desktop is less likely to operate at a high
temperature (at least, a properly designed one).

Some poster left a laptop unattended for a couple weeks, running
at 100%. And one corner of the laptop got so hot, something
melted. So at least at first, keep an eye on things, in case
the laptop really wasn't designed properly.

The CPU has THERMTRIP, so if it got too hot, there is
actually a hardware shutdown. And without the battery present,
there is one less item to contribute to a fire.

If it isn't clear yet, what I'm getting at, it's more practical
to spread the project out into two computers. Use your laptop
for ordinary work (email). Use a desktop to "loan out" cycles, because
it's really designed to run 100% for long periods (up to three
years, until the fans need to be replaced - three years of
continuous operation, is a ballpark figure for fan life).

Paul
 
S

southwalker

In terms of wear issues:

1) Pull the battery, before leaving it for long sessions. It probably
doesn't make any difference, but if running off AC, the battery
can be left out. (On my laptop it can - check your manual to be sure.)

2) The fan or fans will run a slightly higher percentage of the time.

3) The "loaning out" thing is more practical on a desktop, because
you can use a more powerful processor (multiple cores) as a
contribution. A desktop is less likely to operate at a high
temperature (at least, a properly designed one).

Some poster left a laptop unattended for a couple weeks, running
at 100%. And one corner of the laptop got so hot, something
melted. So at least at first, keep an eye on things, in case
the laptop really wasn't designed properly.

The CPU has THERMTRIP, so if it got too hot, there is
actually a hardware shutdown. And without the battery present,
there is one less item to contribute to a fire.

If it isn't clear yet, what I'm getting at, it's more practical
to spread the project out into two computers. Use your laptop
for ordinary work (email). Use a desktop to "loan out" cycles, because
it's really designed to run 100% for long periods (up to three
years, until the fans need to be replaced - three years of
continuous operation, is a ballpark figure for fan life).

Paul
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Thanks for your comments.

The notebook, which is the only computer I have, is an Intel Core 2
Duo T7500 and according to what I can find the safe operating
temperature is 100 C and the thermal critical temperature is 125 C.

I have been monitoring the temperature and it is usually about 80C
with a recent high of 87C. I placed a lift under 1 corner and have a
small fan blowing on it and after 12 hours of running the temperature
is 73C. The internal fan(s) is variable speed and not currently
running on high.

The internal fan is of course the weak link. The notebook is about 4
years old so the fans might become a problem. I could proactively
change them but am not sure if I could do it or if it would need to go
into the shop. Something to think about.

And yes, it will run without the battery.

Thanks again.
 
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John Williamson

Duo T7500 and according to what I can find the safe operating
temperature is 100 C and the thermal critical temperature is 125 C.

I have been monitoring the temperature and it is usually about 80C
with a recent high of 87C. I placed a lift under 1 corner and have a
small fan blowing on it and after 12 hours of running the temperature
is 73C. The internal fan(s) is variable speed and not currently
running on high.

The internal fan is of course the weak link. The notebook is about 4
years old so the fans might become a problem. I could proactively
change them but am not sure if I could do it or if it would need to go
into the shop. Something to think about.
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Something else to think about on a 4 year old laptop is fluff getting
into the heatsink fins. I just cleared out the fins on a six year old
Toshiba Satellite, and the fan now runs much more slowly. It took me
about half an hour, including finding the stripdown instruction on the
internet. It would have taken an extra two minutes to change the fan as
well, once I had the part.
 
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