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Old 05-17-2008, 02:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: My IBM Thinkpad A22 only stays on for a couple of minutes

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Originally Posted by cdp View Post
How would I monitor temps? -- try SpeedFan or NHC

And what would I do about if it is a temp problem? -- start with cleaning the insides (motherboard, heatsink, etc.). reapply thermal compound on the CPU and heat sink.

The biggest problem is, I can't get it to stay on for more than a few seconds or minutes. -- i thought you said 30 to 60mins as per your first post in this thread?

It might be impossible to load and run any programs on it.
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