Re: X60 overheating with 7.1

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 11:40:13AM -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > From: "Alexandre \"Sunny\" Kovalenko" <[email protected]>
> > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:47:46 -0500
> > 
> > On Wed, 2009-01-14 at 10:10 -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > 
> > > Also, 75C is a VERY conservative setting for most modern CPUs. My old P4
> > > system (T40) is speced to run at up to 90C and my newer Pentium-M based
> > > T43 is speced at 100C. _PSV is 94.5 and _CRT is 99.0 on that system. I
> > > suspect that yours would be fine with _PSV of 85C, but you can look up
> > > the spec at Intel's web site.
> > I think 85C was the default on my laptop. I have lowered it because such
> > a tight package gets uncomfortable on one's lap otherwise.
> 
> If your employer has ergonomic reviews, I'm sure that they will point
> out that a laptop should never be used when sitting on ones lap! Our ergo
> people think it's great that some modern laptops get so hot so people
> are reminded not to do this. :-)

While this is ergonomics conventional wisdom, it isn't entierly true
for all people.  On the advice of a physical therepist, I work almost
exclusivly with a laptop in my lap while sitting on a couch and only
have strain issues when forced to work at a desk.

-- Brooks

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