https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Overheating&feed=atom&action=historyOverheating - Revision history2024-03-28T12:50:38ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.12https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Overheating&diff=50581&oldid=prevMagnum at 11:54, 12 February 20112011-02-12T11:54:36Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I'm a semi professional but this was quite an easy job. All that is needed is a Phillips #0 screwdriver and the Hardware Maintenance manual. And the silicon paste of course.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I'm a semi professional but this was quite an easy job. All that is needed is a Phillips #0 screwdriver and the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-70149 </ins>Hardware Maintenance manual<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]</ins>. And the silicon paste of course.</div></td></tr>
</table>Magnumhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Overheating&diff=50580&oldid=prevMagnum at 11:52, 12 February 20112011-02-12T11:52:05Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This completely solved the problem. I can now run at 100% CPU on both cores continously, and the temps hardly go over 60°C. What I can't understand is why I waited half a year before I tried this. It's much cooler at less load too, so fan noise is decreased.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This completely solved the problem. I can now run at 100% CPU on both cores continously, and the temps hardly go over 60°C. What I can't understand is why I waited half a year before I tried this. It's much cooler at less load too, so fan noise is decreased.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I'm a semi professional but this was quite an easy job. All that is needed is a Phillips #0 screwdriver and the Hardware Maintenance manual. And the silicon paste of course.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I'm a semi professional but this was quite an easy job. All that is needed is a Phillips #0 screwdriver and the Hardware Maintenance manual. And the silicon paste of course.</div></td></tr>
</table>Magnumhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Overheating&diff=50579&oldid=prevMagnum at 11:51, 12 February 20112011-02-12T11:51:28Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Without much confidence it would help, I disassembled the thing enough to check the silicon <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">grease </del>between the CPU and the cooler. There was little <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">grease </del>at the CPU, and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">no grease </del>at the other chip (graphics? I don't know). I put a generous dab of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">grease </del>in both places and reassembled.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Without much confidence it would help, I disassembled the thing enough to check the silicon <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">paste </ins>between the CPU and the cooler. There was little <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">paste </ins>at the CPU, and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">none at all </ins>at the other chip (graphics? I don't know). I put a generous dab of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">paste </ins>in both places and reassembled.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This completely solved the problem. I can now run at 100% CPU on both cores <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">continuosly</del>, and the temps hardly go over 60°C. What I can't understand is why I waited half a year before I tried this.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This completely solved the problem. I can now run at 100% CPU on both cores <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">continously</ins>, and the temps hardly go over 60°C. What I can't understand is why I waited half a year before I tried this<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. It's much cooler at less load too, so fan noise is decreased</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Magnumhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Overheating&diff=50577&oldid=prevMagnum at 22:27, 11 February 20112011-02-11T22:27:10Z<p></p>
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</table>Magnumhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Overheating&diff=50576&oldid=prevMagnum at 22:26, 11 February 20112011-02-11T22:26:17Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Last year my X200 started to overheat when I stressed its CPU's. After various research I decided it was a hardware problem - even setting the fan in disengaged all the time did not help. It quickly went over 90°C and then shut off brutally from hardware protection circuitry. After such shutoff, you can't start the laptop (it's not even taking charge) until you have briefly removed power and battery.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Last year my X200 started to overheat when I stressed its CPU's. After various research I decided it was a hardware problem - even setting the fan in disengaged all the time did not help. It quickly went over 90°C and then shut off brutally from hardware protection circuitry. After such shutoff, you can't start the laptop (it's not even taking charge) until you have briefly removed power and battery.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Magnumhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Overheating&diff=50575&oldid=prevMagnum: â†Created page with 'Last year my X200 started to overheat when I stressed its CPU's. After various research I decided it was a hardware problem - even setting the fan in disengaged all the ti...'2011-02-11T22:25:05Z<p>â†Created page with 'Last year my X200 started to overheat when I stressed its CPU's. After various research I decided it was a hardware problem - even setting the fan in disengaged all the ti...'</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Last year my X200 started to overheat when I stressed its CPU's. After various research I decided it was a hardware problem - even setting the fan in disengaged all the time did not help. It quickly went over 90°C and then shut off brutally from hardware protection circuitry. After such shutoff, you can't start the laptop (it's not even taking charge) until you have briefly removed power and battery.<br />
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Without much confidence it would help, I disassembled the thing enough to check the silicon grease between the CPU and the cooler. There was little grease at the CPU, and no grease at the other chip (graphics? I don't know). I put a generous dab of grease in both places and reassembled.<br />
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This completely solved the problem. I can now ran at 100% CPU on both cores continuosly, and the temps hardly go over 60°C. What I can't understand is why I waited half a year before I tried this.<br />
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I'm a semi professional but this was quite an easy job. All that is needed is a Phillips #1 screwdriver and the Hardware Maintenance manual. And some silicon grease of course.</div>Magnum