I’ve had computers, such as my present (very old) notebook that shut down without any warning when a temp limit is exceeded. How do you stop it from doing that?
Yes, I know it’s a safety feature. But in this case I don’t care. I had it cleaned and the thermal paste replaced last year, so at this point I consider the computer a goner in the near future. I keep everything backed up, so at this point I just want the goddam thing to stop shutting down spontaneously. This happens a couple of times a week, annoyingly with no discernible pattern. Certain web sites (including, but not always, the SDMB) cause the fan to start revving up and down which usually leads to a shutdown moments later.
I’ve already tried the usual solutions - I’ve changed the power settings within Windows and in the BIOS with no improvement. If the thing fries itself, fine. But until then I just want it to stop shutting down.
Oh, and I’d like the name of the guy who decided it would be a good idea for the computer to shut down with no warning so I can go kick him in the nuts.
Typically you can’t as it’s baked into the BIOS to shut down once it hits a certain temperature. Before that happens, it will “throttle” where it significantly reduces its speed/power to generate less heat. But if throttling doesn’t work it’s designed to shut down before damaging itself.
I assume you’ve tried this, but deep in the power settings menu of Windows you can cap the CPU max percentage to less than 100%. Typically, setting it to something like 95% should significantly reduce how hard it works (how hot it gets) and how fast the fans need to spin.
My gaming laptop would get really hot, as would its power brick. Not quite hot enough to burn skin, but not far off either. I went in and capped it at 95%, and then the temperatures cooled way down. Still hot, but just normal hot, not “can this burn me?” hot.
If you haven’t actually messed with that setting, I can take a look and see if I can figure out exactly where it is.
You don’t, and it’s not supposed to happen except as a very last resort. If that’s happening, it’s your computer trying to protect your CPU from literally cooking to death. This can happen because you have a real issue with your cooling system or with the temperature sensing.