Within the last couple of days my laptop (Dell Inspiron 8200) has developed some issues. Specifically, it seems to have times when the CPU load reaches and sticks at 100 percent making it next to impossible to do anything and sometimes resulting in a freeze. Surfing the internet and related activities does not seem to pose a problem.
An example in both Ubuntu and XP Pro. If I begin an xvid movie, it will work ok for approximately 1-5 minutes, then slow down to perhaps 1 frame per second and eventually freeze the program.
Logically to me, this implies a heat problem, which has been a problem with this computer recently. During the summer, it would shut down due to excessive heat. After raising four corners of the computer allowing air to flow feely underneath, the auto shutdown went away.
About a month later, this video problem developed. It has not shutdown automatically since, but lack of video playback capabilities is a big loss. Speedfan reports the CPU temp to be 56C, GPU 63C, HD 50C, and Temp1 at 85C. Also, I noticed one of the two fans no longer operates. Unfortunately, I'm in Africa, so coming across another mini fan would be rather tough.
Any Insight?
An example in both Ubuntu and XP Pro. If I begin an xvid movie, it will work ok for approximately 1-5 minutes, then slow down to perhaps 1 frame per second and eventually freeze the program.
Logically to me, this implies a heat problem, which has been a problem with this computer recently. During the summer, it would shut down due to excessive heat. After raising four corners of the computer allowing air to flow feely underneath, the auto shutdown went away.
About a month later, this video problem developed. It has not shutdown automatically since, but lack of video playback capabilities is a big loss. Speedfan reports the CPU temp to be 56C, GPU 63C, HD 50C, and Temp1 at 85C. Also, I noticed one of the two fans no longer operates. Unfortunately, I'm in Africa, so coming across another mini fan would be rather tough.
Any Insight?
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