On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 09:51, John Mellor <john.mel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Something keeps bugging me about what you described as symptoms. You > stated that you started getting overheat warnings when you ran the old > recovery kernel, and shut it down. That should never happen unless the > machine was not correctly built. > > I suspect that either the processor or video card cooling fins are > plugged with dust, or that the heat transfer goop on the top of the > processor has dried out and you are not transferring enough heat away > when under load. > > Can you (a) blow out the cooling fins, and if that does not resolve the > issue, (b) pop off the cooler and renew the Arctic Silver interface goop? > The OP says the system is clean inside, but his particular machine's power management is weird -- I mentioned this with a link in a previous response. Given the age of the machine, it would not be surprising if linux hacks for power management on his machine are broken or disabled in recent kernels. -- George N. White III
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