It will also run Linux with no problem, if by "running" you mean browsing, working, etc. Compiling is way more CPU intensive than XP any normal desktop session can get. IMO, this is a cooling issue. I am seeing the same thing on my P4 desktop.
On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 13:50 -0400, Zander Z365 wrote: > This is a laptop that I just purchased 3 months ago. It also runs > Windows XP with no problems. > > On Apr 7, 2005 1:43 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Thursday 07 April 2005 19:26, Zander Z365 wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm new to gentoo. I installed gentoo on my laptop computer. During > > > the time I emerged xorg-x11 I got the following messages: > > > > > > CPU0: Temperature above threshold > > > CPU0: Running in modulated clock mode > > > CPU1: Temperature above threshold > > > CPU1: Running in modulated clock mode > > > > > > I am getting this message every time I emerge something large. Please > > > help? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > System: Alienware 51-m 5500 > > > 3.4 GHz HT processor > > > 2 GB 3200 RAM > > > 100 GB Hard drive > > > -- > > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > -clean your heatsink. Because it is full of dust > > > > -reattach your heatsink with less paste. Because it does not sit right, or > > there is too much paste > > > > -buy a better heatsink. Because the one you have is to small, > > > > I would try the first, if this does not help, the second ... > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list
