Does anyone have any 'added' info on the HW Monitor?

[kdblueey]

I have the HW Monitor on my system. I have a Lenovo Ideapad 100-151BD that has been having some overheating issues. The motherboard was replaced a few months ago. I've only had the computer since October, 2015. When I got the laptop back, it still was overheating (at least to me). I contact Lenovo support. The representative placed the HW Monitor on my laptop, and proceeded to show me the temperature (min/max/value). He then told me that my laptop was not overheating, and that it if it did, it would automatically shut itself off. All in all, whenever I play online games (just your basic hidden object/adventure games), my laptop overheats, and I notice the temperature goes up. (I also use a cooling fan).

My question is:

How hot can a laptop get, and is there further information that I can get to understand the HW Monitor and all of it's readings?

Thanks so much!!

 

[1shado1]

Doesn't answer your question, but taken from a review: "The Lenovo Ideapad 100 offers dependable performance for less than $400, but its short battery life and heat issues make it a tough sell".

 

[kdblueey]

Hi,

Could you tell me where you got the information about the 'review' you mentioned about the heat issues and short battery life on my laptop? I haven't had any issues, as of yet, regarding my battery. So....

Thanks

 

[1shado1]

http/www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-100

By short battery life, they are just referring to how long a charge will last, not about the battery dying a premature death.

What were the max temps that HW Monitor were reporting?

 

[kdblueey]

At the time the Lenovo support person was doing his remote check, it was 125 max, I think. He also said that the laptop would shut down if the temperature got too hot. The 'VALUE' temperature changes constantly in the HW monitor column. (I wish there was somewhere that explain all of the different sections/readings, etc.) The MAX temperature has gotten has high has 135 and this is with a cooling fan.

Thanks

 

[1shado1]

At the time the Lenovo support person was doing his remote check, it was 125 max, I think. He also said that the laptop would shut down if the temperature got too hot. The 'VALUE' temperature changes constantly in the HW monitor column. (I wish there was somewhere that explain all of the different sections/readings, etc.) The MAX temperature has gotten has high has 135 and this is with a cooling fan.

Thanks

135 Fahrenheit max temp? That's nothing to worry about at all. The laptop in my sig will idle at 104, and hit 167 under 100% load (while benchmarking), and it never throttles or shuts down. The max thermal temp of most cpu's is usually around 212. They will often start throttling (slowing down) somewhere around 176 (depending on the laptop). Obviously, the cooler the temp the better, but yours are nothing to sweat about @ 135. I would say your temps are perfectly normal.

 

[hang-the-9]

First, what do you mean exactly that it was "overheating at least to you"? It's not subjective, it's either too hot to run or it's not.

It may be running hotter than before if they did not connect the heatsink exactly how it was before with new thermal paste, whoever did the work may have just re-used the original which may cause temps to go up a bit.

If that 125 and 135 rating is in Fahrenheit, that is perfectly normal and s actually pretty low for a max temp system. If that is in Celsius, that high of a temperature should crash the system immediately. I have recently worked on a few laptops where the max temp was at or over 90 Celsius and they would shut down once in a while. I cleaned off the heat sink, put on some high quality thermal paste and got it down by 10+ degrees.

 

[kdblueey]

When I said 'overheating at least to me', what I meant was that the laptop was very warm, almost hot to touch under the left side. I sent it in, and the motherboard was replaced. Now it gets hot on the top right front, especially when I play online games I (just an average online game), even with a cooling fan, and I notice that my games, websites, etc...seem very slow to load. Everything else is normal.

Thank you for your answer to my question.

 

[hang-the-9]

When I said 'overheating at least to me', what I meant was that the laptop was very warm, almost hot to touch under the left side. I sent it in, and the motherboard was replaced. Now it gets hot on the top right front, especially when I play online games I (just an average online game), even with a cooling fan, and I notice that my games, websites, etc...seem very slow to load. Everything else is normal.

Thank you for your answer to my question.

Contact where the system was repaired and let them know, like I said, if it's blowing hotter than it did, that could mean they did not install the heat sink properly or the fan is not working as it should. They should not have replaced the motherboard for the system getting hot but should have looked at the fan/heat pipe and heat sink. If you are getting 125 F temps now, that is more than cool enough for the CPU. But if the heat issue really feels oddly hot, you can contact them and see if they can do anything. Maybe have someone else check it. Keep in mind that during games some laptops do get pretty hot, and your model in particular will based on the linked review. "overheats" in computer terms is not just getting hot to the touch, it's actually crashing due to heat. The heat you feel may be normal for the model.

 

[1shado1]

When I said 'overheating at least to me', what I meant was that the laptop was very warm, almost hot to touch under the left side. I sent it in, and the motherboard was replaced. Now it gets hot on the top right front, especially when I play online games I (just an average online game), even with a cooling fan, and I notice that my games, websites, etc...seem very slow to load. Everything else is normal.

Thank you for your answer to my question.

Contact where the system was repaired and let them know, like I said, if it's blowing hotter than it did, that could mean they did not install the heat sink properly or the fan is not working as it should. They should not have replaced the motherboard for the system getting hot but should have looked at the fan/heat pipe and heat sink. If you are getting 125 F temps now, that is more than cool enough for the CPU. But if the heat issue really feels oddly hot, you can contact them and see if they can do anything. Maybe have someone else check it. Keep in mind that during games some laptops do get pretty hot, and your model in particular will based on the linked review. "overheats" in computer terms is not just getting hot to the touch, it's actually crashing due to heat. The heat you feel may be normal for the model.

FWIW, I believe this model uses passive cooling (no fan). The OP must be using an aftermarket cooling pad.