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evilcableguy · 07-25-2007, 10:35 PM

I installed the program as you said and this is what it tells me.
CPU Clock: 2887MHz(jumps from the 1000's up to the almost 4000's)
CPU Load: 3 % (moves between 3% and 7%)
CPU Voltage: ...
CPU Speed: Dynamic Switching
Charge Rate: Unknown
Life Time: Unknown
CPU Temp:32 Degrees Fahrenheit
HD Temp: ...
RAM Free: 1.58GB(78%)
Virtual Free: 1.84GB(91%)

I am not worried about the battery because I don't have one in. I got to thinking that maybe I needed something specific to my motherboard and downloaded GetThermal for the motherboard I have. The amazing thing is that I can manually control each of my fans. The temp started out at 60C and dropped to 6C as I increased the fan speeds. It has shown 6C for 10 minutes now no matter what speed the fans are at and has not shut down. I have both programs running at the same time and NHC shows about the same. It seems as though if I leave the big fans off and run the VGA fan full boar the sytem temp stays at the appropriate temp but the VGA temp goes up to R:55C, L:63C and stays there. I have not found a combination of fan speeds that will lower the temp of the VGA. I can hear the fan running and feel warm air come out but the program shows the same high temp. I left the big fans off for about 5 minutes and the laptop shut down and the VGA fan appears to be moving very slowly still. The fan staying on after it has shut down is new to me. I tried to turn it back on and it won't even get to the boot screen. Progress.....LOL. The computer is now too hot to turn on. There are two hot spots on the bottom of the laptop. Over the video card and over the processor bay. Is it possible that the video card is bad or is it normal that all of the fans are needed to keep it cool enough? But then again, the VGA temp never changed anyway. Interesting.

07-25-2007, 10:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
evilcableguy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I live in Bend Oregon Posts: 8 OS: XP PRO	Re: Alienware Laptop Overheating(I think) I installed the program as you said and this is what it tells me. CPU Clock: 2887MHz(jumps from the 1000's up to the almost 4000's) CPU Load: 3 % (moves between 3% and 7%) CPU Voltage: ... CPU Speed: Dynamic Switching Charge Rate: Unknown Life Time: Unknown CPU Temp:32 Degrees Fahrenheit HD Temp: ... RAM Free: 1.58GB(78%) Virtual Free: 1.84GB(91%) I am not worried about the battery because I don't have one in. I got to thinking that maybe I needed something specific to my motherboard and downloaded GetThermal for the motherboard I have. The amazing thing is that I can manually control each of my fans. The temp started out at 60C and dropped to 6C as I increased the fan speeds. It has shown 6C for 10 minutes now no matter what speed the fans are at and has not shut down. I have both programs running at the same time and NHC shows about the same. It seems as though if I leave the big fans off and run the VGA fan full boar the sytem temp stays at the appropriate temp but the VGA temp goes up to R:55C, L:63C and stays there. I have not found a combination of fan speeds that will lower the temp of the VGA. I can hear the fan running and feel warm air come out but the program shows the same high temp. I left the big fans off for about 5 minutes and the laptop shut down and the VGA fan appears to be moving very slowly still. The fan staying on after it has shut down is new to me. I tried to turn it back on and it won't even get to the boot screen. Progress.....LOL. The computer is now too hot to turn on. There are two hot spots on the bottom of the laptop. Over the video card and over the processor bay. Is it possible that the video card is bad or is it normal that all of the fans are needed to keep it cool enough? But then again, the VGA temp never changed anyway. Interesting.