Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-27 Thread Sudhir Khanger
On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 03:36:27 PM Tod Merley wrote: > Well just in case you get a hankering to get inside the box (yes always a > risk): > > Google search string " thinkpad t420 manual pdf " > > Link chosen from results: > http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t420_t420

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-26 Thread Tod Merley
Well just in case you get a hankering to get inside the box (yes always a risk): Google search string " thinkpad t420 manual pdf " Link chosen from results: http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t420_t420i_hmm.pdf Result: very usable full manual on the box. Procedure for re

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-26 Thread jd1008
On 08/25/2014 11:37 PM, Sudhir Khanger wrote: On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM, jd1008 wrote: perhaps you will have to accept the consequences :) :) I think it's more than fan or GPU load issue. There are two reasons. Firstly, GPUs are not suddenly start eating CPU one day. System has been ru

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-26 Thread Bill Davidsen
Sudhir Khanger wrote: On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM, jd1008 wrote: perhaps you will have to accept the consequences :) :) I think it's more than fan or GPU load issue. There are two reasons. Firstly, GPUs are not suddenly start eating CPU one day. System has been running fine for 3 years a

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-26 Thread Sudhir Khanger
On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 02:50:03 AM Tod Merley wrote: > For me three years is about the time I consider doing two major service > things to laptops. > > 1. Replace the CMOS battery. One thing you might consider doing right now > is to reset all the CMOS variables to their default values. If

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-26 Thread Tod Merley
For me three years is about the time I consider doing two major service things to laptops. 1. Replace the CMOS battery. One thing you might consider doing right now is to reset all the CMOS variables to their default values. If a battery is low the values can change on their own and create stran

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-25 Thread Sudhir Khanger
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM, jd1008 wrote: > perhaps you will have to accept the consequences :) :) I think it's more than fan or GPU load issue. There are two reasons. Firstly, GPUs are not suddenly start eating CPU one day. System has been running fine for 3 years and months on exactly sam

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-25 Thread jd1008
On 08/25/2014 11:43 AM, Sudhir Khanger wrote: On Monday, August 25, 2014 11:37:08 AM jd1008 wrote: Only thing I can suggest is to disable the Intel graphics and re-enable NVidia. This will reduce the cpu overhead and heat generation; and just be sure the Nvidia card's fan is at full speed. W

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-25 Thread jd1008
On 08/25/2014 11:05 AM, Sudhir Khanger wrote: On Monday, August 25, 2014 10:40:10 AM jd1008 wrote: Before we jump to system software issues, I would 1. Check to be sure the cpu fan is functioning and running at full speed. On my system I always disabled speed control because I wante

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-25 Thread Sudhir Khanger
On Monday, August 25, 2014 11:37:08 AM jd1008 wrote: > Only thing I can suggest is to disable the Intel graphics > and re-enable NVidia. This will reduce the cpu overhead > and heat generation; and just be sure the Nvidia card's > fan is at full speed. > Well dedicated GPU aren't meant to be run

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-25 Thread jd1008
On 08/25/2014 11:05 AM, Sudhir Khanger wrote: On Monday, August 25, 2014 10:40:10 AM jd1008 wrote: Before we jump to system software issues, I would 1. Check to be sure the cpu fan is functioning and running at full speed. On my system I always disabled speed control because I wante

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-25 Thread Sudhir Khanger
On Monday, August 25, 2014 10:40:10 AM jd1008 wrote: > Before we jump to system software issues, I would > 1. Check to be sure the cpu fan is functioning and running > at full speed. On my system I always disabled speed control > because I wanted to keep the cpu running cool with or witho

Re: High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-25 Thread jd1008
On 08/25/2014 10:21 AM, Sudhir Khanger wrote: Hello, My system temperature seems to be very high these days along with CPU usage and load average. Chrome, Eclipse, etc. seems to be misbehaving but I am not able to pin point the problem. Chrome usage skyrockets whenever I am browsing multimedia

High CPU usage, load average and system temperature

2014-08-25 Thread Sudhir Khanger
Hello, My system temperature seems to be very high these days along with CPU usage and load average. Chrome, Eclipse, etc. seems to be misbehaving but I am not able to pin point the problem. Chrome usage skyrockets whenever I am browsing multimedia rich websites even like Google+ (those gifs).