The specified maximum CPU temperature is usually the same at the ACPI _CRT, not _PSV. That is the temperature when an ACPI shutdown should be triggered, but TCC should kick in at some point below this.
This laptop is a replacement for an earlier one that had similar overheating issues. On that earlier laptop, Dell had managed to set _CRT=85°C with _PSV=95°C. This meant that the laptop did an emergency shutdown at 85°C *before* TCC got a chance to kick in at 95°C. At least on this one, _CRT=100°C and _PSV=95°C represent a more reasonable combination.
It works to tell you that TCC is doing the job, but does not explain in any way why your CPU is so hot. I'll be very curious as to what you find when running another OS.
I experimented with a Debian Live CD. The results are here: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2011-April/062407.html - Bartosz _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
