Dell Studio 1537 CPU throttle

Hi all,

I use the RightMark CPU Clock utility to keep my notebook temperatures down, but in the past few days, I've been getting a throttle message, saying something about "Overheat detected"... and this is when I only have Facebook open, playing a game... When I open the Clock Utility, it shows the CPU topped out at 1995.

What is happening here, and what do I need to do to fix it?

Thanks... And if you could speak slowly, and clearly, I'd appreciate it! I'm the kind of computer user who doesn't get too involved in the guts of it all!

 

First off, let's check to see if your computer is actually overheating.

Go to CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting and download hwmonitor. Hwmonitor should show the actual temperatures of your CPU. If it is indeed overheating, something may be wrong with your computer's fan, otherwise, we'll have to look deeper into the problem.

Keep us posted.

 

Well, I lost track of this thread, but I'm having the issue again. Attached pic of the hwmonitor just as the CPU overheat message came up...

My laptop sits on a cooling pad at all times as well...

Thanks in advance for any tips!

 

Oh wow, that is overheating temps for a Core 2 Duo. You mentioned you used RMClock to control temps.

What sort of undervolt did you get on your system? What are the VIDs for each multiplier? Is this for a Core 2 Duo T6400?

 

Here is a pic of the current RMClock as it's running right now...

I can't remember much of what/when/how much... when I did the undervolting. Maybe I need to go through the steps again. Maybe you can get some info from the screen shot?

It is a Core 2 Duo, but I'm not sure if its the T6400 you mentioned... I am sadly out of touch with this laptop. I bought it without any research after I lost my other laptop in a housefire almost 2 years ago...


Thanks for any help!

 

Gah... Just looked it up, it's a T5800

 

The T5800 is a Merom Core 2 Duo built on the 65nm process. They naturally run warmer. Try redoing your undervolt again by following the Undervolting guide found at: http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...arket-upgrades/235824-undervolting-guide.html

Hopefully that will help with the temperatures. Also, you could go to Office Depot, Staples, or even Target/Walmart and buy a can of compressed air. Use the compressed air to blow out the vents of the laptop. Dust is one of the biggest causes of overheating.

If you're feeling really adventurous and are good with electronics, you can remove the heatsink of the laptop, clean the CPU, GPU, northbridge and replace the stock thermal paste/thermal pads with some Arctic Silver 5.