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    Durabook 14k/ Turion64 MT-32 thermal issues

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by caston, Feb 11, 2006.

  1. caston

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    Hello,

    My notebook CPU runs at about 51-55 degrees on light load with a voltage of 0.900
    Under heavy load, like encoding a dvd, the CPU voltage reaches 1.200 (or maxed
    out at 1.300 according to AMD dashboard) and the temperate starts climbing
    reaching as high as 74 degrees. After stopping the CPU intensive process the
    temp drops to about 64 degrees and then moves down to around 56-59 degrees at a
    slower pace.

    If I run Prime95 it climbs to 80 degrees.

    It appears to me there is a direct relation to the increase in voltage to the
    increase in CPU temp.

    My CPU is a Turion64 MT-32
    ref:
    http://www.hardwaresecretse.com/article/275/2

    I have e-mailed Twinhead support but probably won't hear back from them until
    Monday.

    Would anyone recommend dropping the voltage?
    What program would you recommend using?

    Is there any conceivable way I can change the voltage in the BIOS? Basically I run both Windows and Linux on this notebook and want the voltage changes to be non-OS specific.

    regards,

    Chris Caston
     
    caston, Feb 11, 2006
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