On Fri, April 13, 2007 10:00 am, Karl Cunningham wrote: > On 4/13/2007 9:46 AM, Lan Barnes wrote: >> :'-( >> >> It'll run idle overnight with no problems, but when I load the CPU (top >> says 30%), it goes from 38 C to 68 C in about 4 minutes. >> >> I'm taking it back and making the case that the original diagnosis >> charge >> should still be in force. > > When you put the load on the CPU, how much does the temperature go up in > the first 10-20 seconds? If most of the 30-degree rise is in the first > 20 seconds or less, it indicates a CPU-to-heatsink interface problem. If > it's a gradual increase over minutes, then it's a problem cooling the > heatsink -- probably airflow. > > Karl >
Thanks. I'll test that when I take it in today. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
