Re: [Hampshire] Laptop vs Australian climate

On 16/10/2007, John Hunt <johnrhunt@???> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As some of you may know, I recently emigrated to Australia (near
> Gosford in NSW). Today it was about 33 degrees C outside, and probably
> even hotter in my stuffy little home office.
>
> I can handle the heat fine if I drink and sweat enough (sort of).
> However, I don't know how much heat my laptop can handle. It's still
> spring here, and I just checked my CPU temp, it was 64 Deg C.
>
> Anyway, my questions are:
> 1. On my IBM R50e thinkpad, at what CPU and hard disk temperatures
> should I start to consider turning my laptop off or moving it
> somewhere cooler?
> 2. Any suggestions of how I can keep my laptop cooler regardless of
> the surrounding temperature?
> 3. Would buying a big fan for the room make much difference or just
> blow papers all over the place?
> 4. A bit [OT], but can I stay in HantsLUG even though I'm all the way over here?
>
> Thanks for the advice!
> John.

The CPU temp does not matter too much, as most CPUs now protect themselves.
The main thing to worry about is the HD. You can use hddtemp to
measure the HD temp, and then ensure it is within specs. This might be
as low as 40 C depending on manufacturer.

James