Folks,

I have an older Toshiba Satellite as a primary PC. I recently downloaded and started running BOINC for rosetta@home, and I'm a huge fan.

Here's the thing: The elderly laptop gets hotter than a pistol when it runs at 100% CPU utilization.
Which it does any time it's processing BOINC stuff for rosetta@home.

I don't see any option in the settings list for limiting CPU time. To keep the old thing from frying, I've put in strict time controls--not my first choice, but the only one I can find that works.

Please advise if there is a way to keep the old box cool.

thanks, laurence smith

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Step 1) compressed air on the heat sink to clean off dust and fuzz bunnies.
Step 2) use ThreadMaster to limit your CPU to 70 or 80%.
Step 3) a future version of BOINC will have an ability to throttle back the CPU % without adding ThreadMaster.

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The laptop should be ok even when it gets hot, as long as the fans are still clear and working :-) Since it's the P4-m it should also throttle back if it sees it getting to hot,

So try threadmaster or look for RMclock to tweak your powersaving, cooling options.

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