Laptop CPU Temp increase when idle - FC5

[Terry Snyder]

On 4/3/06, Jim Cornette <fc-cornette at insight.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Terry Snyder wrote:
> > On 4/3/06, *Jim Cornette* <fc-cornette at insight.rr.com
> > <mailto:fc-cornette at insight.rr.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Chris Jones wrote:
> >      >
> >      >>
> >      >> Do you see any change in temps right after you go from a system
> >     that has
> >      >> been idle for a long period and after 5 or 10 minutes of use?
> >      >
> >      > Well, depends what you mean by "use" - Do you have cpu
> speedstepping
> >      > working ? For me the cpu temp is a strong function of how fast
> >     the cpu
> >      > is. Idling, it sits at 600MHz and with that the temps stay low.
> If I
> >      > read a few emails etc. for 5-10 mins, this does not really work
> >     the cpu
> >      > so it stays at 600MHZ and the temps stay low.
> >      > If I start really exercising the cpu, build a package etc., it
> >     goes up
> >      > to its full 1500MHZ, and then the cpu warms up and gkrellm kicks
> >     in with
> >      > the fans.
> >      >
> >      > I have not really paid that much attention to the temps, I will
> >     do and
> >      > report back, but I cannot say I've noticed anything different to
> >     how it
> >      > was with FC4.
> >      >
> >      > cheers Chris
> >      >
> >      >>
> >      >> Clifford
> >      >>
> >      >
> >      >
> >
> >     My temperature and speed is about the same as in FC4 and earlier
> >     versions of FC. gkrellm itself causes the cpu to go into the maximum
> >     speed when I opened it for a few minutes. Closing it down again let
> >     things settle down again. Maybe gkrellm is the problem.
> >
> >     I have xscreensavers-base installed and do not see any speedup in
> cpu
> >     utilization. I do not have gnome-screensaver installed either.
> >
> >     Jim
> >
> >     --
> >       18:34:36 up 6 days, 11:17,  8 users,  load average: 0.44, 0.55,
> 0.52
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> >
> > I switched to the Gnome Screen saver and that fixed my CPU speedup and
> > temp problem on my Inspiron 600m.  I am running FC5 on the 600m and it
> > was upgraded from FC4.  Currently Using the Picture folder screen saver.
> >
>
> Are you able to select what screensavers you want to use or are you
> still limited to all, none, blank screen or one?
>
> Anyway, thank goodness I don't have an Inspiron. :-)
>
> Jim


I can still pick all of the old xscreensavers, it just uses the gnome screen
saver interface now instead of the xscreensaver.

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Terry Snyder Jr
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