Is the heatsink free-standing, or, does it require a physical connection
(interference) to some larger metal part for proper thermal dissipation?
Odd that the cpu would/could crater in some fashion just to start overheating.
You really do find some strange problems..... LOL!
Best,
Duncan
At 16:15 01/30/2008 -0400, you wrote:
I have a laptop that is running about 50C (according to Speedfan, which
may be off somewhat) when it is idle, but when I bring the CPU load to
100%, within two minutes it reaches 104C and shutsdown. I have cleaned
the heatsink and replaced the thermal compound, but that made minimal
change. I've tried a newer BIOS, as it had some power fixes, but that
made no difference. Is it the heatsink itself, or could the CPU be
failing and running abnormally hot?
T
