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    T61 overheat problem?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by cpterm, May 22, 2008.

  1. cpterm

    cpterm Notebook Guru

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    I have owned this T61 for nearly a year. Recently, it started freezing
    sometime. The OS has been fully reinstalled, but the problem did not go away
    . Then, I found the CPU temperature is very high, over 60C even when it is
    idle. The GPU (nvida 140m) temperature is over 70C. I tried to use TP fan
    control, but even I set the fan to the highest speed, the CPU cannot be
    cooled down much. I remembered the CPU temperature during idle is below 40C
    before.


    Do you also think the freezing problem is related to the overheating? In
    addition, I also add 2 gb crucial ram recently. If it is, it seems I should
    send the whole unit to lenovo.

    Thank you.
     
    cpterm, May 22, 2008
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  2. steve p

    steve p Notebook Evangelist

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    The freezing problem can very much be related to overheating.
    When was the last time you cleaned the heatsink/fan in your laptop?
     
    steve p, May 22, 2008
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    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    As Gophn always says,clean the vents and then get a cooler.
     
    The_Observer, May 22, 2008
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  4. cpterm

    cpterm Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for your reply,steve.
    When I installed the new ram about two weeks ago, I also checked the fan and used a ball air blower blow some dust away. It seems that the freezing prolbems become frequently after that...
     
    cpterm, May 22, 2008
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