Toshiba Satellite A210 - CPU temperature

Hi!

I have a Toshiba Satellite A210, with an AMD Turion64 X2 processor. In idle state it runs at an operating temperature of about 50-53 degrees celsius (when I set it in Vista to Maximize performance, otherwise cooler). For graphically heavier programs (like for instance with secondlife on), I sometimes find it run at temperatures in the 80's, even up to 90-92 C on occasions.

Though the system seems to remain stable throughout, this is kind of bothersome to me. What would you think of this? Should I take measures to cool it down further? And if yes, what can be adviced?

Regards

 

The highest temperature I have seen with my TL-56 (1.8ghz) is 67 degrees and that was when I was overclocking to 2ghz (which I don't do anymore as it made the clock time slow). It very rarely goes over 64 degrees, but that's with a Zalman cooler.

Go into power options (type into start menu search), then change plan settings on high performance and change advanced power options. In the Toshiba power saver settings is the cooling method set to maximum performance?

Is the laptop on a flat surface?

Has it always done this since new?

You could try cleaning out dust from the fan and heatsink. There is a guide for it on this site ( here), but personally I just get a hoover with a small brush nozzel (not a huge one just for carpets) and then I use it at the vents and heatsink (obviously with the laptop fully off). At least that way I don't have to disassemble the laptop and use compressed air.

Although a hoover isn't a good idea for cleaning bare components (heard it may cause static electricity damage), I can't see any harm using it against the plastic case as long as it isn't ridiculasly powerful.