[Blackpool] Fwd: RE: Saturday 4th July 2015
Olly Clark
olly at ollyclark.org
Fri Jul 3 15:00:51 UTC 2015
With your AirCon on right!!! Seriously just been doing abit of Forum
trawling and it appears there's quite a spread of running temps, the
advice seems to be, don't be overly concerned unless it exceeds 90
Degrees, then put something thick between it and your groin ;-)
Olly
On 03/07/15 15:54, Les Pounder wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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 <mailto:jmsp.1983 at gmail.com>
> To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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>
> <mailto:
> 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>
> <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org
> <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org>>>
> To: Arthur Garlick
> <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
> <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>>>
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>
>
> 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>
> <mailto: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>
> <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org
> <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org>>
> > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> <mailto: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>
> <mailto: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>
> <mailto:mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk
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> > >>> 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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