High temperature in Toshiba Satellite with USB port

[pierre]

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Hi,

I'm experiencing a weird behavior with my Toshiba Satellite 1800-750
running Windows ME. When I plug my IP provider's USB plug into my
laptop USB port (it's an ADSL link), the CPU goes straight from a
balmy 40 degrees C to ... 55 degrees C! The fan runs continuously.
There is apparently no unusual process running in addition to the
usual ones (or so says Process Explorer). I ran Adaware and use AVG,
and everything looks fine. Does this ring a bell to anyone?

I noticed there is an upgrade for my BIOS on Toshiba's web site. Could
upgrading it fix the problem?

Thanks for any hint.

Pierre

 

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Pierre wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm experiencing a weird behavior with my Toshiba Satellite 1800-750
> running Windows ME. When I plug my IP provider's USB plug into my
> laptop USB port (it's an ADSL link), the CPU goes straight from a
> balmy 40 degrees C to ... 55 degrees C! The fan runs continuously.
> There is apparently no unusual process running in addition to the
> usual ones (or so says Process Explorer). I ran Adaware and use AVG,
> and everything looks fine. Does this ring a bell to anyone?
>
> I noticed there is an upgrade for my BIOS on Toshiba's web site. Could
> upgrading it fix the problem?
>
> Thanks for any hint.
>
> Pierre

Dump the USB. The modem should have a standard ethernet port from which
you connect to either the ethernet (LAN) port on the laptop, or purchase
an ethernet PC-Card if there is no built-in port.

Q

 

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On 23 Mar 2005 05:47:55 -0800, jouvelot@cri.ensmp.fr (Pierre) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm experiencing a weird behavior with my Toshiba Satellite 1800-750
>running Windows ME. When I plug my IP provider's USB plug into my
>laptop USB port (it's an ADSL link), the CPU goes straight from a
>balmy 40 degrees C to ... 55 degrees C! The fan runs continuously.
>There is apparently no unusual process running in addition to the
>usual ones (or so says Process Explorer). I ran Adaware and use AVG,
>and everything looks fine. Does this ring a bell to anyone?
>
>I noticed there is an upgrade for my BIOS on Toshiba's web site. Could
>upgrading it fix the problem?
>


I'd try the upgrade, even though I doubt it'll help. Usb is cpu
intensive, use ethernet instead.

 

[pierre]

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Chris Hill <hillco@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<kvu241pj9iuph0nm6ukcnjks163bljq92c@4ax.com>...
> On 23 Mar 2005 05:47:55 -0800, jouvelot@cri.ensmp.fr (Pierre) wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm experiencing a weird behavior with my Toshiba Satellite 1800-750
> >running Windows ME.
> >
> >I noticed there is an upgrade for my BIOS on Toshiba's web site. Could
> >upgrading it fix the problem?
> >
>
>
> I'd try the upgrade, even though I doubt it'll help. Usb is cpu
> intensive, use ethernet instead.


Thanks to all of you. I'll go for a PCMCIA Ethernet card.


Pierre