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    R60 overheating

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by motte, Sep 13, 2006.

  1. motte

    motte Notebook Geek

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    Hi,
    As the title says my r60 overheated today and had to shut down. It's probably my mistake cause well i believed that wouldn't even be possible with something so great as a thinkpad :D.
    But well when i restarted it gave me temperatures like 72(celsius) and 76 (i don't know which of the two is the processor and which is the videocard).
    So i was wondering how can i prevent this from happening in the future.

    PS: I do have to note that it was 25 outside and that i just but it plain on a desk without ventilation. On top of that i had the profile maximum performance and was playing a game for 2 hours straight so maybe i was asking for it :rolleyes:
     
    motte, Sep 13, 2006
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  2. MP5

    MP5 Notebook Consultant

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    are you using dedicated vram? i can play 12 hrs WOW or 1 day torrent download without any problem.
     
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  3. motte

    motte Notebook Geek

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    well i have 1,5 gb and my videocard apparently borrows 376 mb from that, but that shouldn't be a problem, besides i thought it wasn't possible to turn off virtual memory
     
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    My T23 frequently gets above 70C. Does anoyne know if that's normal? (Sorry, didn't want to start another thread on a similar subject....)
     
    BlueDevilTide, Sep 13, 2006
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  5. pbdavey

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    Overheating is never normal (unless you use your computer in a dry sauna). If your computer shuts down from overheating, something isn't working right. The ACPI/BIOS should throttle cpu/gpu clock speed and such to keep the system in heat tolerances. I'm assuming that when you say no ventilation, you at least had the fan intake/exhaust unobstructed. You'll probably have to start talking to Lenovo support to resolve it.
     
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  6. motte

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    yep, that was what i meant. I just have it at the desk without levitation but the exhaust is of course not obstructed.
     
    motte, Sep 13, 2006
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