disk temp monitoring - critical temperature reached

[Joris Dobbelsteen]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com 
>[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of debiani386
>Sent: zondag 17 juni 2007 10:41
>To: linux_milano at yahoo.it; Ubuntu user technical support,not 
>for general discussions
>Subject: Re: disk temp monitoring - critical temperature reached
>
>pol wrote:
>> pol wrote:
>>   
>>> After  ms-windows xp has been running for hours, the lapto  
>is mildly 
>>> warm on the lower side, so the overheating issue seems to rise only 
>>> when linux is running.
>>> I have updated the bios and now things are getting better 
>with linux.
>>> Until my laptop is plugged in, it is almost cold when touching the 
>>> lower side, even colder that when ms-windows is running.
>>>     
>>
>> Update: overheating still happens, even the bios new 
>version, although 
>> less often. Auto-shutting down of my hp tc4200 laptop due to 
>critical 
>> temperature reached happended yesterday.
>> I cannot say the reason. Low cpu load. I am running kernel 2.6.20 / 
>> kubuntu
>>
>> (since ubuntu is not debian, i am forwarding also to the ubuntu 
>> mailing
>> lists)
>>
>>
>> Any ideas?

How old is your laptop?

I know one who had a laptop that reguarly shut down due to overheating.
This was solved by opening it up and removing all the dust that was in
the cooling elements (when opening, know what you are doing and ensure
you have a manual on how to do so). For him, that solved the problem...

Typically this happens over a few years depending on how dusty your
environment is...

- Joris

>> thank you
>> --
>> Pol
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>I always though ubuntu _was_ debian, since ubuntu is based off 
>of debian. besides, i had ubuntu on my Gateway Solo9550 and it 
>worked just fine. i had no problems with overheating. But when 
>id run it in xp, that thing would get hot fast (and it got so 
>hot one time, the video card overheated and the system, i 
>guess, didnt detect the critical heat level and it never shut down)