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540284 2007-04-12 01:59:00 i have got a dell laptop and i recently downloaded a tool to control and monitor all the hardware temperature, like the hard-drive temperature, chipset temperature, etc .

one of the options the tool offer is to let you manually set a temperature line, when the hardware reach the temperature it start up the cooling fan until the temperature drop below the line you set up .

i have got no idea how high those temperature line should be, could someone help?

i need to find out the ideal working temperature for: CPU, GPU, memory, chipset, hard drive .

thanks so much
powerover (12121)
540285 2007-04-12 02:02:00 Would help a lot to know the CPU name and what hardware you have...the OPSYS and all..etc... SurferJoe46 (51)
540286 2007-04-12 02:16:00 Ok then.

CPU: intel core 2 dual T7200

graphics: ATI mobility redeon X1400, 256Mb hypermemory

memory: 1*1024 Mb DDR2 SDRAM

hard drive: 60 GB SATA 7200RPM performance hard drive

chipset: intel 945 chipset family


does it help? thanks so much.

by the way, does "OPSYS" mean "operating system"?

it is on windows XP home edition service pack 2, and i actually have never upgrade it.
powerover (12121)
540287 2007-04-12 03:03:00 The maximum temperature for safe operation is 100 °C .

The catastrophic thermal protection temperature is 125 °C .

OPSYS is OPeratingSYStem . . . . yup!

ref: . thinkwiki . org/wiki/Intel_Core_2_Duo_" target="_blank">www . thinkwiki . org(Merom)
SurferJoe46 (51)
540288 2007-04-12 03:13:00 I think much like desktops, it differs from chip to chip.... qazwsxokmijn (102)
540289 2007-04-12 03:40:00 I think much like desktops, it differs from chip to chip....

That's why I Googled the question with the chipset in the question...the link has more info....but, yes...the different makes and models differ in temp values and allowances.
SurferJoe46 (51)
540290 2007-04-12 04:46:00 The maximum temperature for safe operation is 100 °C .

The catastrophic thermal protection temperature is 125 °C .

OPSYS is OPeratingSYStem . . . . yup!

ref: . thinkwiki . org/wiki/Intel_Core_2_Duo_" target="_blank">www . thinkwiki . org(Merom)


100?!?!?!?!?!!!!!! is it a little bit too high?? :p :)
powerover (12121)
540291 2007-04-12 05:20:00 Don't know....I don't run one of them...that's the answer Google got.... SurferJoe46 (51)
540292 2007-04-12 08:27:00 In a desktop, perhaps...

But in a laptop, there is nowhere to get rid of that amount of heat once the temperature is reached.
Many other nearby components would have short lives.

I would use the factory settings. They should know what they are doing...
godfather (25)
540293 2007-04-12 08:35:00 That probably the temperature of an on-chip sensor.
Many transistors have maximum junction temperature of 150 degrees C. Silicon melts at about 1500 degrees C or so. :cool:

If the package got to over 100 I'd worry. :D
Graham L (2)
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