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Commodore 64 to Turion 64
I am a PC user since commodore 64 and recently purchased a Laptop with
AMD Turion 64 x2 2.0. It was interesting to see how much they evolved since then. From a machine that you can play games to a portable and a very expensive lap heather. It is a Toshiba Satellite A210 running Vista 32 with Ati Radeon 2600 256Mb and 4Gb DDR2 RAM. I ran some system self checks and diagnostics after encountering multiple crashes. Nothing Even a system restore did no good. And I tested the core temperature of the processors with some shareware software and here is what I have got: Under Power Saver mode : 52 to 53 Celcius Under Balanced mode : 80 to 95 Celcius Under Maximum Performance: 95 to 110 Celcius (Celcius Not Fahrenheit!) And then BUM! dead freeze.(Processor HALT I guess) Well the fan goes crazy trying to pass out the enormous heat as the core temp rises as soon as I run applications in High Performance mode. If I pause the game the fan catches up with the heat. Is this some kind of a cooking device? |
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Commodore 64 to Turion 64
Serhan Ogan wrote:
I am a PC user since commodore 64 and recently purchased a Laptop with AMD Turion 64 x2 2.0. It was interesting to see how much they evolved since then. From a machine that you can play games to a portable and a very expensive lap heather. It is a Toshiba Satellite A210 running Vista 32 with Ati Radeon 2600 256Mb and 4Gb DDR2 RAM. I ran some system self checks and diagnostics after encountering multiple crashes. Nothing Even a system restore did no good. And I tested the core temperature of the processors with some shareware software and here is what I have got: Under Power Saver mode : 52 to 53 Celcius Under Balanced mode : 80 to 95 Celcius Under Maximum Performance: 95 to 110 Celcius (Celcius Not Fahrenheit!) And then BUM! dead freeze.(Processor HALT I guess) Well the fan goes crazy trying to pass out the enormous heat as the core temp rises as soon as I run applications in High Performance mode. If I pause the game the fan catches up with the heat. Is this some kind of a cooking device? In terms of the technical issues - (Picture of A210/A215 interior) http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptop...te-a215-12.jpg the cooling assembly is in the upper left. The same cooler may be used to cool the Turion processor and the Radeon 2600. The fins on the heatsink are short and don't have a lot of surface area. Heat is moved from the hot components, with heat pipe (vapor phase cooling). The fan has a relatively short air path, and the fins are next to the exhaust port. It is up to the manufacturer to provide a cooling solution that works when both the CPU and the GPU (video) are emitting heat. Either the exhaust port is blocked, the intake is blocked, or perhaps a heat pipe is not working properly. If the warranty is valid, perhaps you can follow up with Toshiba. Once the temperature exceeds a certain value, the processor is designed to turn off the computer. So the processor has a thermal protection. The protection is called THERMTRIP. Paul |
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Commodore 64 to Turion 64
Serhan Ogan wrote:
I am a PC user since commodore 64 and recently purchased a Laptop with AMD Turion 64 x2 2.0. It was interesting to see how much they evolved since then. From a machine that you can play games to a portable and a very expensive lap heather. It is a Toshiba Satellite A210 running Vista 32 with Ati Radeon 2600 256Mb and 4Gb DDR2 RAM. I ran some system self checks and diagnostics after encountering multiple crashes. Nothing Even a system restore did no good. And I tested the core temperature of the processors with some shareware software and here is what I have got: Under Power Saver mode : 52 to 53 Celcius Under Balanced mode : 80 to 95 Celcius Under Maximum Performance: 95 to 110 Celcius (Celcius Not Fahrenheit!) And then BUM! dead freeze.(Processor HALT I guess) Well the fan goes crazy trying to pass out the enormous heat as the core temp rises as soon as I run applications in High Performance mode. If I pause the game the fan catches up with the heat. Is this some kind of a cooking device? Try removing it from your lap? |
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Commodore 64 to Turion 64
If the other members suggestions (which are accurate) did not work then try these suggestions: 1- Purchase a laptop cooler (various models available on newegg.com) 2- Check the fans and heat sinks for clogs or disconnects 3- Perhaps add some thermal paste to the CPU. Most CPUs are meant to run an average of 45 degrees Celsius at most although they can be usually safely (but highly not recommended) to 65 or 70 degrees. Also perhaps some system bench marking software like Sandra could give you some precise diagnostics on your PC. Oh, and removing any obstructions and using it on a hard flat surface is always recommended. |
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