[Blackpool] Fwd: RE: Saturday 4th July 2015
Les Pounder
lespounder at gmail.com
Fri Jul 3 14:54:58 UTC 2015
Core i5 driving two screens and watching iplayer while working
64c
Les
On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org> wrote:
> James,
>
> Just checked my CPU temps, my cores are running at 59 and 60 degrees C and
> I'm running in power saving as I have a low battery, so it may not be that
> out of the ordinary!!
>
> Olly
>
>
> On 03/07/15 15:43, Arthur Garlick wrote:
>
>> I recall that these processing state % are not necessarily linked to the
>> processor frequency and voltage in a linear fashion (pretty sure they
>> aren't in fact and the processors step down in voltage and freq in steps,
>> so it's a case of knowing what that processor does).
>> 80% might not have done anything at all to the processor freq and
>> voltage. Maybe there was a small change made going to 99% from 100% and
>> then nothing until you drop a lot more. It might be that for that processor
>> the step down doesn't happen until 79% and the next step down at 50% etc.
>> It's particular to each intel processor?
>>
>>
>>> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 15:16:34 +0100
>>> From: jmsp.1983 at gmail.com
>>> To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Fwd: RE: Saturday 4th July 2015
>>>
>>> Ay carumba! All those replies!
>>>
>>> From memory...
>>>
>>> Disassembly - I've stripped the laptop down before to try to remove dust
>>> and fluff etc, so I'm fairly comfortable with that. I haven't removed the
>>> heatsink and fan, though, and I haven't removed/applied thermal paste
>>> before, so that's where I'm wanting to be more cautious.
>>>
>>> Laptop - it's a Dell Studio 1558 running an i7 720QM. It's been running
>>> warmer than usual for a good few months now - just browsing or using Word
>>> it will run at ~65 degrees. If it gets busy it will run into the 70s. I
>>> had
>>> its maximum processing state set to 85% (I've reduced it to 80% this
>>> afternoon). I use BatteryCare to manage and monitor power settings,
>>> particularly as Speedfan freezes the laptop whenever I've tried it.
>>>
>>> Preparation - I have Arctic Silver thermal paste and a bottle of
>>> isopropanol (shots all round if the procedure is a success!).
>>>
>>> I'll probably drop in around 11ish.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>> James
>>>
>>> On 3 July 2015 at 14:50, Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Doesn't seem too bad, we can probably do abit of diagnostics on it first
>>>> before we take it apart
>>>>
>>>> NB mine is running alittle hotter than normal at the moment due to the
>>>> heat, so it's normal.
>>>>
>>>> Olly
>>>>
>>>> On 03/07/15 14:46, Les Pounder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> IIRC James has a Dell 1735/1737 laptop like my beast!
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is the service manual for the CPU cooling.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://blog.parts-people.com/2011/12/05/dell-studio-17-17351737-cpu-cooling-fan-removal-and-installation/
>>>>>
>>>>> Les
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org
>>>>> <mailto:
>>>>> olly at ollyclark.org>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>>>> Subject: RE: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
>>>>> Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:38:40 +0100
>>>>> From: Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org
>>>>> >>
>>>>> To: Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>>
>>>>> CC: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>> <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>>> <blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk <mailto:
>>>>> blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If memory serves me James it's an Intel Core 2 Duo laptop isn't
>>>>> it? When you say it's running hot, how hot are we talking? The
>>>>> BIOS should give you some temperatures, plus there are a couple of
>>>>> free apps you can use to monitor CPU and motherboard temps, maybe
>>>>> worth playing around with those tomorrow.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Olly
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3 Jul 2015 14:29, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My 2p is: Don't take the laptop apart yet!
>>>>>
>>>>> Take a look at the "maximum processor state" setting and
>>>>> experiment
>>>>> with turning it down (assuming it's Windoze, but I am sure
>>>>> Linux has
>>>>> a similar tweak).
>>>>>
>>>>> You haven't overclocked it and forgotten have you?!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> > Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 14:05:55 +0100
>>>>> > From: olly at ollyclark.org <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org>
>>>>> > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>> <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>>> > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Hi James,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I'll be there tomorrow, I don't mind helping you take your
>>>>> laptop
>>>>> if you
>>>>> > want, do you have any thermal paste and rubbing alcohol?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Regards
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Olly
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On 02/07/15 17:01, James Page wrote:
>>>>> > > I think I need to stick some new thermal paste on my
>>>>> laptop's
>>>>> CPU. Cleaning
>>>>> > > out the vents etc hasn't helped to decrease the running
>>>>> temp.
>>>>> Will there be
>>>>> > > anybody around who could guide me through it? It's not
>>>>> something I've done
>>>>> > > before.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Best wishes,
>>>>> > > James
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > On 2 July 2015 at 13:02, Arthur Garlick
>>>>> <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >> Hi,I've just been asked to help out on a Scout camp this
>>>>> Saturday so won't
>>>>> > >> be there :o(.
>>>>> > >> It's been too hot to be indoors hacking this week. I've
>>>>> been
>>>>> in my garden
>>>>> > >> trying to get as far as I can hacking the tree stumps and
>>>>> roots before
>>>>> > >> deploying the chemical warfare.
>>>>> > >> It's bad form to use a chainsaw on anything but clean
>>>>> wood,
>>>>> even if you
>>>>> > >> powerwash the roots the grit remains and ruins the
>>>>> chain, a
>>>>> man should look
>>>>> > >> after his tools and the chain can pickup something sharp
>>>>> and
>>>>> fling it at
>>>>> > >> your head... But the convenience and speed of a chainsaw
>>>>> makes
>>>>> cutting a
>>>>> > >> stump out a lot less of a chore (actually it becomes an
>>>>> enjoyable job!). I
>>>>> > >> was doing this with two expensive chains and sharpening
>>>>> the
>>>>> chains between
>>>>> > >> runs last year, which is tedious and it doesn't take long
>>>>> before the grit
>>>>> > >> ruins the way the chains run in the saw and they have to
>>>>> be
>>>>> dumped anyway.
>>>>> > >> Cheap Chinese goods to the rescue yet again, at £5 a pop
>>>>> for a
>>>>> new chain it
>>>>> > >> makes it economical to use the chainsaw (it's still
>>>>> scarily
>>>>> unsafe though,
>>>>> > >> plenty of protection req'd). I have two cheapo chains
>>>>> and I'm
>>>>> still on the
>>>>> > >> first one, I'll probably resharpen them once and then
>>>>> dump
>>>>> them as running
>>>>> > >> them too long is probably damaging the saw itself.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> After looking at the Makerspace progress I had another
>>>>> look at
>>>>> my lower
>>>>> > >> ground floor space and decided I am going to do a proper
>>>>> job
>>>>> same as Mike.
>>>>> > >> I'll take the walls down to brick, tanking slurry, 25mm
>>>>> of
>>>>> insulation,
>>>>> > >> battens and probably I will go for OSB walls in this
>>>>> workshop.
>>>>> Floor is
>>>>> > >> screeded, I have read that should go back down to the
>>>>> concrete
>>>>> slab for the
>>>>> > >> tanking slurry to really bond in. I don't have any major
>>>>> damp
>>>>> issues in
>>>>> > >> this room and I'm loath to take out the screeded floor as
>>>>> it's
>>>>> quite well
>>>>> > >> done. So I won't get a good tanking fillet between the
>>>>> wall
>>>>> brickwork and
>>>>> > >> floor (I believe the tanking will not bond in with the
>>>>> screeded floor but I
>>>>> > >> will come it from the wall for about a metre with the
>>>>> tanking
>>>>> anyway). I
>>>>> > >> am thinking of using the sheet you use to tank a shower
>>>>> wetroom to overlap
>>>>> > >> the wall/floor join by a metre or so. 25mm foam
>>>>> insulation on
>>>>> the floor on
>>>>> > >> top of the wetroom style tanking sheet and a floating
>>>>> chipboard floor.
>>>>> > >> Door frames will stay as is, most people including myself
>>>>> will
>>>>> fit under
>>>>> > >> them without having to duck! OSB walls will be a great
>>>>> base
>>>>> for a shelving
>>>>> > >> and storage system. It's not a massive space so the costs
>>>>> won't mount up.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> I will be at Preston Raspberry Jam with my soldering iron
>>>>> helping out
>>>>> > >> younglings with a soldering project. I have promised
>>>>> someone
>>>>> I'll have the
>>>>> > >> ESP8266 project done and written up on the blog by then
>>>>> too...
>>>>> we'll see
>>>>> > >> how that goes.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Regards
>>>>> > >> Arthur
>>>>> > >>> From: mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk
>>>>> <mailto:mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk>
>>>>> > >>> To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>> <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>>> > >>> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 11:49:22 +0100
>>>>> > >>> Subject: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Tyldesley Road will be open as usual Saturday from 10am.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Best regards
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Mike Hull
>>>>> > >>>
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