Re: [Libreboot] X60 constantly overheating and shutting down.

[Albin]

Hi bard,

You should open up the computer, replace the thermal paste and clean the
fan (or replace it if broken).  This has nothing to do with libreboot.

Good luck!

Albin

Den 2016-05-29 kl. 23:25, skrev bard:
> I'm not sure if this is Libreboot related or not, but I don't know where
> else to ask. I have a Libreboot-ed X60 running Trisquel 7. I really don't
> do anything intense on it, 90% of the time I just have Icecat and a
> terminal open. Sometimes I run I2P, which does not take that much CPU
> according to the CPU monitor I put in the task bar. I am constantly
> monitoring it because I've become so paranoid of overheats. Regardless of
> how much I don't stress my CPU the X60 it still keeps overheating and
> shutting down. The bottom side, especially around where the speaker, RAM
> and heatsink are, get far too hot to touch without causing pain. This is
> becoming too much of a problem, I can't get any work done before it shuts
> down. Before that point my legs will start to get burned if the X60 is in
> my lap. I run a command every time I boot the system to set the fan stay on
> it's highest level, but even working at full speed it cannot dissipate the
> heat. I don't know what else to do. Can anybody here help me, please? Thank
> you for reading.
>