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    Is it bad to run an S6210 at 100% CPU?

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by flloyd, Dec 14, 2004.

  1. flloyd

    flloyd Newbie

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    This is my first laptop and I'm unsure if this is bad for it since it is so small. I am converting some DVDs to DivX for my upcoming trip and this obviously takes a lot of CPU power. Is it bad to run my laptop for hours at a time running at 100%? My fan is blowing the whole time. Will this hurt any of the components or fan, or is this normal use that I shouldn't have to worry about.

    Thanks for any input.
     
    flloyd, Dec 14, 2004
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  2. reddragon

    reddragon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would suggest downloading the MobileMeter program. It monitors CPU and HDD temperatures. I always keep it in the upper corner of my emachines 5305 as it overheates with the processor running 100% in short order. If the CPU temperature remains stable at full drive then you should be ok.

    Good luck

    http://perso.wanadoo.fr/magic.robin/sager/mobmeter031.zip

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    Will be getting :Battalion 101 S-Turbo [AMD]-Mobile AMD® Athlon-64 3400+ CPU, 1024MB DDR-400 PC-3200, 60 GB 5400rpm ATA, 128MB ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
     
    reddragon, Dec 14, 2004
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  3. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    You're not going to hurt anything, especially with a PM chip. Now, I wouldn't run at 100% forever though. That's not good long-term.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Dec 14, 2004
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  4. flloyd

    flloyd Newbie

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    What do you consider forever though? Would 4-12 hours once every few days be okay?
     
    flloyd, Dec 14, 2004
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    don't worry about it too much. Processors never really fail, it's the moving components of notebooks that fail more often...the fan is more likely to die than the processor by far, and that's cheaply and fairly easily replaceable. So go ahead and work that chip, get your money's worth out of it [ ;)]
     
    Andrew Baxter, Dec 14, 2004
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  6. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I mean on a continual basis, like using it as a multimedia server.

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    Brian, Dec 15, 2004
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    My solution was to get the three year warranty. For the extra Benni, I can constantly run finite element models that peg the processor with complete peace of mind.
     
    noahsark, Dec 15, 2004
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