Thanks for the response Shane.
How did you find out what the video card temperature is? I have the proprietary nvidia drivers installed - [Gnome] applications -> system tools -> NVIDIA X Server Settings There is an option there for Thermal Monitor This page has the specs for your laptop:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c00771290&cc=us&dlc
Yeah, I saw that page ... Unfortunately doesn't shed any light - and neither did HP tech support. I guess I'll just run windows. After all, its just a tool to get a specific job done .. right? Are you running one of the 3D window managers, such as Compiz or Beryl?
They use OpenGL for everything. I've heard that Windows Vista also uses 3D everywhere, but I don't know if that's true. On a laptop, it's better to stick with something simpler like GNOME, KDE, or XFCE.
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