Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:18:21 -0700 From: JD <jd1008@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Program to find CPU temperature? Message-ID: <5BEB4DAD.6000809@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <102abd1d-1fdd-9c59-4a09-df5d95db1bd5@googlemail.com> References: <mailman.8657.1542140652.10294.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <102abd1d-1fdd-9c59-4a09-df5d95db1bd5@googlemail.com>
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On 11/13/2018 02:09 PM, Dave B via freebsd-questions wrote: > Probably the thermal compound between CPU and cooler has dried out and > lost it's thermally conducting properties, an all too common a problem, > even on higher end products!. > > If it's a laptop, it's well worth stripping them down each year and > evicting all the accumulated dust bunnies that build up with use > especially if used in a carpeted room, and/or you have cats! > > Take care to create an ESD safe (equipotential, not necessarily > "grounded" work area.) Take pictures as you dismantle things, so you > know where it all goes back together later on. > > Enjoy! > > Dave B. > > On 13/11/2018 20:24, freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org wrote: > > <Snipped> >> Other computer, with the overheating problem, makes me wonder if the heatsink itself, as opposed to the CPU fan, is no longer functional. >> >> Otherwise, perhaps something could be going amiss on the CPU or motherboard. >> >> Tom Hey Tom, I had the same problem with my laptop. Turned out the problems were the themal compound had indeed dried up AND the fan was dyig and slowed way down no matter how I tried to set it's speed to max. Doing the fix on a laptop is really much more difficult than a desktop. But I did it, and the laptop has been running without a hitch for the last 3 years. Good luck
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