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Questions tagged [heat]

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High CPU usage, even without a real reason

it's days that the fan and especially the processor of my computer are perennially 100% even if there is no real reason. This is the situation Can someone help me? This is htop with Chrome close
Giovanni Giampaolo
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Is there any way to underclock my CPU or disable turbo boost? Lenovo Y50

I just installed Ubuntu on my Lenovo y50 laptop and have a turbo boost issue. I'm trying to install a program called Gromacs with cmake. But whenever I try to install it, the CPU ramps up to full turbo with all 4 cores. This makes my CPU go up to…
Karan
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tracker-extract 's cpu usage is HIGH?

Yesterday My CPU fan was making loud noise.I checked that fwupd was using 100% CPU. I followed the steps given here. I had the same problem and it can be an apt-get cache problem so it's recommended to clean the cache : sudo -ic apt-get clean cd…
user236778
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Ubuntu 15.04 overheating

I have HP ENVY dv6-7357se laptop i was running windows for about a year yesterday i switched to ubuntu <3 but i'am facing an always noisy fan and heating of my laptop with windows i never faced overheating problems today on ubuntu my laptop turned…
Alexander
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How to Prevent JUJU From Overwriting Heat conf File

Installed heat_docker plug-in and need to update "plugin_dirs" in heat.conf, in order for plugin to take effect. This works; however, upon charm update or reboot config file is overwritten. (Unlike, nova charm, where arbitrary parameters can be…
Nastooh
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Ubuntu 12.10 overheats and fan runs high

I have the problem with my fan constantly and hot CPU. I have a Dell Inspirion 15r special edition. I followed the instructions to load Jupiter to solve this but when I enter: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webup8team/jupiter I get the following…
user132485
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Flash Drive Overheating

I recently purchased a Samsung 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive. It works great in all my machines/OSes. While it's plugged into my System76 Gazelle Pro running Xubuntu, the flash drive gets very hot. Even if I leave the flash drive plugged in and unmount…
user717133
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My laptop is getting hotter with ubuntu

I installed ubuntu 16.10 in my Toshiba Laptop. Now I am realizing that the battery life has decreased and my laptop gets very hot now. What are the possible things I can do to reduce this?
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Need help with Ubuntu running hot on laptop

I am a new user to Xubuntu 14.04. I have a 2010 HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook pc. Processor is AMD Turion II P540 Dual Core 4 GB ram RS880M - Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250 This was a Win7 machine - I got the free upgrade to Win10 and things started to…
user496579
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Laptop heats up when I start/use PhpStorm IDE

I looked at similar questions but it didnt work. When I use laptop normally, it doesnt heat up. But it heats up when I start/use PhpStorm IDE. What can be the issue, how to overcome it ? Thanks.
Pratik Joshi
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Fan dosnt work Packard Bell Easynote TE, Ubuntu 12.04

I have installed ubuntu alongside windows 8.1, when I use Windows the cooling fan works, but when i use Ubuntu the fan doesn’t work. What should I do? I don't want too over heat the laptop
Simon Johansson
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How to install best drivers for my ATI Dynamic Switchable Graphics ? - heating & crushing before or right after end of install (12.04, 12.10)

I am aware that similar questions for specific GPUs have been posted here and many have not received answers maybe because the issue is sometimes limited to a specific GPU. But while the problem is severe, I have some ideas that my GPU should work,…
user47206
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Notebook keyboard gets hot only on the left side!

I have the Asus VivoBook S551lb, a thin notebook, with intel i7 4500u 1.8 ghz , intel 4600m internal graphics, and nvidia 740m discrete graphics. It looks like the fan placed in the left side , after time using ubuntu 14.04 my keyboard get hot ONLY…
ahmed derbala
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How to download the latest i8kutils package and install it properly?

My laptop is Dell Inspiron SE 7520, Ubuntu 13.10. I learned that i8kutils is an awesome tool to control the fan speed automatically (The fan speed issue frustrates me tremendously). I need to be able to do the following: Configure it properly (It…
Muhammad Gelbana
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Battery drain and over heating

I recently switched from Windows 7 to Ubuntu and I have started to see a dramatic decrease in battery life. About 2 hours battery life on Ubuntu, as opposed to when I had Windows (about 5 hours). What could I do to end this overheating and lengthen…
Sergio
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