I would definitely be worried if one of my PC's cores is at 95 degC. I would turn the machine off for 30 minutes at least
On Sun, 18 Jul 2021 at 21:57, <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you, One of the cores is at 95 degrees C; I can hear the fan > whirring. No other noises just at the moment. > > > > Time to turn the machine off and walk away? > > > > N > > > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Sarbajit Roy > *Sent:* Sunday, July 18, 2021 12:50 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] why, me, o lord?! > > > > HWMONITOR to monitor the CPU > https://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/hwmonitor_1.44.exe > > > > On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 9:24 PM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks everybody. Right now all is quiet. Last night, it was making > noises like a saw-whet owl that has slammed his talons in a car door. I > will pay close attention to the heating issue. So far the machine is > barely warm to the touch. I have them on a three year, come-to-my-door > warrantee, so I aint buying no new machine in the near future. > > > > 7 inches of rain in July and counting. > > > > Carl, it was particularly good to hear from you. Two gifts you have given > me forever are “steaming dog vomit” and “imagine a spherical cow”. Surely > you have more of that sort of stuff in you. Don’t be a stranger. > > > > Nick > > > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Frank Wimberly > *Sent:* Sunday, July 18, 2021 8:54 AM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] why, me, o lord?! > > > > I took my Lenovo laptop running Ubuntu Linux to Best Buy because it > wouldn't accept the 20 character disk encryption password that had > previously worked. I thought it might be a good time to convert it to > Windows 10 which would give the house more flexibility. I further thought > this would be a matter of wiping the hard drive and installing W10. All > the data I care about are in the cloud. The Geek Squad receptionist said he > didn't know anything about Linux and that he would ask a "tech". Sounds > like "let me talk to my manager." The conclusion was the hardware is too > old to support W10 so why don't I just buy a new laptop which might be a > less expensive option. It has an Intel I7 processor. > > > > I decided to take it to Marcos who wiped the disk and installed a new > version of Ubuntu. I took it home and installed Zoom. For all other > purposes accessing applications via the browser should work. I might have > to install Steam so Matthew can play games with his international friends. > > > > But the consensus is that yours is a fan problem. The only relevance of > my experience is to resist buying a new computer unless there is no other > less costly option. Good luck, Nick. > > > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > > > On Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 11:31 PM Pieter Steenekamp < > piet...@randcontrols.co.za> wrote: > > I agree with Carl that it's most probably fan problems and that could lead > to overheating. > > You obviously need to get it serviced. In the meantime I recommend you > search for how to measure the temperature of the CPU and then monitor it. I > guess that while the temperature is not too high you would have some > breathing space while waiting to have it serviced. I tinker with Raspberry > Pis that don't not come standard with any cooling so I monitor the CPU > temperatures, but that's in Linux so I don't think sharing what I do would > help you. > > I'm sure you don't need to be reminded to ensure that all your important > data is securely backed up > > > > On Sun, 18 Jul 2021 at 06:49, <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Anybody, > > > > My Lenovo laptop has started making the oddest array of noises. It > started with clunks and chunks and churrs but has now moved on to peeps and > whistles. It’s latest production is a dying swan noise … a squeal, that > descends in halftones and intensity followed by a scary silence… for a > bit. > > > > Lenovo customer service seems to be “upgrading its systems” and has not > responded for three days. Much as the noises sound like a dying mechanical > hard drive, this machine has a solid state hard drive. Any thoughts? The > machine seems to be working fine otherwise, but I am afraid it is going to > shake itself to death. > > > > Sorry to bother you with this. > > > > N > > > > > > > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >
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