the minimum temperature of P8600 fixed?

Hi. I have the dv4t with the P8600.

The minimum CPU core temperature is 38 degrees Celsius. I know the real temperature should be lower than that when I blow air with my fan. I blew air in order to test how much the CPU, GPU, and HD temperatures could decrease.

It looks like 38 degrees Celsius is the minimum temperature that my P8600 is set to recognize. It's weird. I know its temperature sensor shouldn't have any problem with measuring temperatures much lower than 38 C.

When I run some programs or do some activities that require some CPU power, the core temperatures rise. That's perfectly normal. But, how can the P8600 not recognize temperatures lower than 38 degrees Celsius?

I'm fine with this, but it's weird. I wanted to know how low the core temperatures of the P8600 could be, but it looks like there's no way to know!

Even, the core temperatures of the T9600 were lower than those of the P8600. What problem can cause this?

 

Well, please understand two things. One, the dv4t has a small chassis, therefore it's more difficult to cool the components effectively, second, 38 degrees C is more than acceptable, that's a pretty good idle temp actually.
You're right, there's really no way to know, since every laptop model (and it's cooling system) is effectively different. There's nothing to worry about.

 

Well... I'm not saying or complaining that 38 C is high.
I know it is pretty low.

What I'm wondering is WHY 38 C is the lowest temperature that the P8600 can recognize.

 

And what I was saying was, that perhaps it's the lowest temperature in the dv4t because of its cooling system and it being a smaller chassis.

 

No... that can't be true...

I had a dv4t with the T9600. When I blew air with the same fan, its core temperatures were like 35 or 34 C.

 

Then it is possible, they didn't properly apply thermal grease to the processor/heatsink. That has been known to happen, and cause overheating in some systems. Not every system is manufactured exactly every time.
Otherwise, I don't know, sorry I can't be of more help. Still, I don't think it's really worth worrying about.

 

Well... I'm not talking about overheating or something like that.
I think you don't understand what I'm talking about.

I know 38 C is a pretty low temperature. My CPU stays at that temperature.
I'm fine with that temperature.

I'm talking about the strangely fixed minimum temperature. I'm pretty sure that the actual core temperatures are lower than 38 degrees Celsius, but those programs showing the CPU, GPU, HD, and other temperatures say that my CPU cores run at 38 C (always except when I run some programs that require CPU power). And, that can't be true. Those temperatures should be lower than 38 C or fluctuate frequently.

 

I understood. But I gave a possible explanation to it. Perhaps the thermal diode does have a minimum setting, or it could be faulty. Either way, I wouldn't worry about it very much.