Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-07-01 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
Francesco Montanari wrote on 06/30/16 16:41: > On 06/30/2016 10:58 AM, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote: >> Does your ThinkPad contain hybrid graphic adapters, an NVidia GPU? >> >> Regards, >> jvp. >> >> > > Please find the info below (integrated Intel + discrete Nvidia). I There may still be a problem

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-30 Thread Francesco Montanari
On 06/30/2016 10:58 AM, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote: > Does your ThinkPad contain hybrid graphic adapters, an NVidia GPU? > > Regards, > jvp. > > Please find the info below (integrated Intel + discrete Nvidia). I replaced the thermal paste both on the CPU and the discrete graphic card (just followed

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-30 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
Does your ThinkPad contain hybrid graphic adapters, an NVidia GPU? Regards, jvp.

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-30 Thread Francesco Montanari
On 06/30/2016 03:13 AM, Gener Badenas wrote: > > Is it just hardware issue or do you think the OS play some role on > heating issue? Can using a different OS make temp better? > One more suggestion is to polish the surface well before attaching the > heatsink. > > It was mainly a hardware

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-29 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Thursday 30 June 2016 01:13:48 Gener Badenas wrote: > On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Francesco Montanari > > > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Thanks for the suggestions. I tried the following, which didn't change > > much the situation. Can it be that the CPUs just warm

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-28 Thread Francesco Montanari
Hi, On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 10:07 PM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh < h...@debian.org> wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Jun 2016, Francesco Montanari wrote: > > 60C using thinkfan. When I run with CPUs at 100% it reaches 90C in less > > than two minutes. For work I need to launch short (few minutes) but CPU >

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-18 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Sat, 18 Jun 2016, Francesco Montanari wrote: > 60C using thinkfan. When I run with CPUs at 100% it reaches 90C in less > than two minutes. For work I need to launch short (few minutes) but CPU Looks like a cracked thermal interface between the heatsink and the CPU. The repair is easy, but

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-18 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
Maybe, you'll find some hints here: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T420 Regards, jvp.

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-18 Thread Francesco Montanari
> > I should probably clean the fans, but another thing I usually do for > > normal > > usage is to limit the cpu speed. > > > > As root: > > > > #echo 60 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/max_perf_pct > > > > Or whatever number you feel good with. Unless I am doing heavy usage, > > I do not

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-18 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Sat, 2016-06-18 at 11:35 +0200, Luis Felipe Tabera Alonso wrote: > I have the very same model and also suffer from the high temperature > problem.  > I should probably clean the fans, but another thing I usually do for > normal  > usage is to limit the cpu speed. > > As root: > > #echo 60 >

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-18 Thread Luis Felipe Tabera Alonso
On sábado, 18 de junio de 2016 11:41:36 (CEST) Francesco Montanari wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for the suggestions. I tried the following, which didn't change much > the situation. Can it be that the CPUs just warm up more when getting old, > or it shouldn't matter if cleaned properly? > > a) I

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-18 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 18 June 2016 09:41:36 Francesco Montanari wrote: > I'll ask > around if someone can lend me one of those fan pads to try it out. You do need a powered one. Which may necessitate a powered USB hub. :-( Lisi

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-18 Thread Francesco Montanari
Hi, Thanks for the suggestions. I tried the following, which didn't change much the situation. Can it be that the CPUs just warm up more when getting old, or it shouldn't matter if cleaned properly? a) I disassembled and cleaned the fan. Fairly dusty (it's about 5 years I have the laptop), I

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Fri, 2016-06-17 at 12:58 +0300, Francesco Montanari wrote: > Hi, > > I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage > looks > reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when CPUs > are > running intensively for more than one minute or so. The fan speed at >

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 17 June 2016 10:21:26 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Friday 17 June 2016 15:01:39 Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 17 June 2016 08:22:02 Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > > > On 6/17/16, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > > > > On 6/17/16, Dan Purgert wrote: > > > >>

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
Francesco Montanari writes: > Hi, > > I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage > looks reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when > CPUs are running intensively for more than one minute or so. The fan > speed at those

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 17 June 2016 15:01:39 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 17 June 2016 08:22:02 Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > > On 6/17/16, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > > > On 6/17/16, Dan Purgert wrote: > > >> Francesco Montanari wrote: > > >>> I recently installed

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 17 June 2016 09:25:57 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Friday 17 June 2016 13:52:51 cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: > > (I guess some logical solutions aren't under consideration.) > > I have yet to meet a dog-owner whose logical faculties extend to their > dogs. :-/ > > Lisi Now that you

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread deloptes
Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Friday 17 June 2016 13:52:51 cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: >> (I guess some logical solutions aren't under consideration.) > > I have yet to meet a dog-owner whose logical faculties extend to their > dogs. :-/ > > Lisi (y) those were good jokes

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 17 June 2016 08:22:02 Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > On 6/17/16, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > > On 6/17/16, Dan Purgert wrote: > >> Francesco Montanari wrote: > >>> I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan > >>> usage looks > >>>

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 17 June 2016 13:52:51 cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: > (I guess some logical solutions aren't under consideration.) I have yet to meet a dog-owner whose logical faculties extend to their dogs. :-/ Lisi

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 17 June 2016 13:22:02 Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > They're placed > so that they are not near the hottest parts of the laptop Provided they are not in any way obstructing airflow, then assuming they are metal ones you WANT them near or under the heat to help conduct it away. I am

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Tom Grace
On 17/06/2016 10:58, Francesco Montanari wrote: I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage looks reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when CPUs are running intensively for more than one minute or so. The fan speed at those temperatures is about 4500

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread cbannister
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 08:22:02AM -0400, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > I literally hate when this happens. A thought occurred as fast as that > last email was sent. Low income types like myself don't always have > enough pennies to rub together to even buy a cheap fan of any kind on > demand. Doesn't

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 6/17/16, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > On 6/17/16, Dan Purgert wrote: >> Francesco Montanari wrote: >>> I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage >>> looks >>> reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when CPUs

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 6/17/16, Dan Purgert wrote: > Francesco Montanari wrote: >> I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage >> looks >> reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when CPUs are >> running intensively for more than one minute or so. The fan

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Norbert Kiszka
Dnia 2016-06-17, pią o godzinie 10:26 +, Dan Purgert pisze: > Francesco Montanari wrote: > > I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage looks > > reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when CPUs are > > running intensively for more than one minute

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Hans
Hi, the rotation of the fan does not mean, it is cooling! I believe, there is a lot of dust in the exit for the warm air. So, I suggest, to open your notebook and make sure, that the air is good flooding. The temperature for Intel cpus (as far as I know), should be about 40-60 degrees,

Re: ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Dan Purgert
Francesco Montanari wrote: > I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage looks > reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when CPUs are > running intensively for more than one minute or so. The fan speed at those > temperatures is about 4500 rpm. > > Do

ThinkPad fan

2016-06-17 Thread Francesco Montanari
Hi, I recently installed Jessie on a Lenovo ThinkPad T420. The fan usage looks reasonable. However, high temperatures (96 C) are reached when CPUs are running intensively for more than one minute or so. The fan speed at those temperatures is about 4500 rpm. Do you think it is ok, or do you