Laptop CPU Temp increase when idle - FC5
Terry Snyder
terryjr386 at gmail.com
Tue Apr 4 11:43:19 UTC 2006
On 4/3/06, Jim Cornette <fc-cornette at insight.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Terry Snyder wrote:
> > On 4/3/06, *Jim Cornette* <fc-cornette at insight.rr.com
> > <mailto:fc-cornette at insight.rr.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Chris Jones wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Do you see any change in temps right after you go from a system
> > that has
> > >> been idle for a long period and after 5 or 10 minutes of use?
> > >
> > > Well, depends what you mean by "use" - Do you have cpu
> speedstepping
> > > working ? For me the cpu temp is a strong function of how fast
> > the cpu
> > > is. Idling, it sits at 600MHz and with that the temps stay low.
> If I
> > > read a few emails etc. for 5-10 mins, this does not really work
> > the cpu
> > > so it stays at 600MHZ and the temps stay low.
> > > If I start really exercising the cpu, build a package etc., it
> > goes up
> > > to its full 1500MHZ, and then the cpu warms up and gkrellm kicks
> > in with
> > > the fans.
> > >
> > > I have not really paid that much attention to the temps, I will
> > do and
> > > report back, but I cannot say I've noticed anything different to
> > how it
> > > was with FC4.
> > >
> > > cheers Chris
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Clifford
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> > My temperature and speed is about the same as in FC4 and earlier
> > versions of FC. gkrellm itself causes the cpu to go into the maximum
> > speed when I opened it for a few minutes. Closing it down again let
> > things settle down again. Maybe gkrellm is the problem.
> >
> > I have xscreensavers-base installed and do not see any speedup in
> cpu
> > utilization. I do not have gnome-screensaver installed either.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > --
> > 18:34:36 up 6 days, 11:17, 8 users, load average: 0.44, 0.55,
> 0.52
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> > I switched to the Gnome Screen saver and that fixed my CPU speedup and
> > temp problem on my Inspiron 600m. I am running FC5 on the 600m and it
> > was upgraded from FC4. Currently Using the Picture folder screen saver.
> >
>
> Are you able to select what screensavers you want to use or are you
> still limited to all, none, blank screen or one?
>
> Anyway, thank goodness I don't have an Inspiron. :-)
>
> Jim
I can still pick all of the old xscreensavers, it just uses the gnome screen
saver interface now instead of the xscreensaver.
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Terry Snyder Jr
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Linux (Red Hat 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 7.1, 8.0, 9.0,Fedora Core 3, 4)
Windows (3.x, 95, 98, ME, 2k, XP, 2k3)
Mac (7, 8, X)
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