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Message 1653059 - Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 1:09:23 UTC

computer overheats while running seti@home and shuts down
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Message 1653062 - Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 1:25:04 UTC - in response to Message 1653059.  

How long has it been since you have cleaned out the dust bunnies?
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Message 1653089 - Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 4:08:18 UTC - in response to Message 1653059.  

Check heatsinks/fans, clean dust, and try TThrottle to limit the temperature.
 


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Message 1653195 - Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 14:47:22 UTC

Because your computers are hidden, I am just throwing this out. I have a Mac Pro (brand new) and it's not able to run flat out without producing high heat levels. I had to shut down one of the two graphics processors to control the heat. I could have left both graphic processes active and shut down the CPU processing with the same results. My problems is because Apple mounted everything on a single heat sink and it's not big enough to handle everything.
If you are running a laptop, they tend to have a limited ability to handle heat and you need to throttle the system to control the amount of heat. The others may be able to tell you more about controlling the problem if you tell them more about the type of computer/case you are running.
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Message 1653330 - Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 21:01:00 UTC - in response to Message 1653089.  

no significant dust
there used to be a setting in preferences to select the number of cores to use
it indicated a reduction would reduce heating
i do not see that setting listed anymore
i'm running 6 out of 9
where do i find TThrottle
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Message 1653340 - Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 21:19:26 UTC

"6 out of 9" - what - I would assume you are talking about CPU cores, but that doesn't make much sense as most CPU have 1, 2, 4, 6, 8... cores.

The option for setting the number of CPU cores used is still there, take a look at BOINC manager, advanced view, tools, computing preferences, processor usage (this is a percentage of the number of CPU cores)

TThrottle is a third party tool, use Google to find it.

Un-hiding your computers would allow people to see what processors you are using, and then make more productive suggestions for solutions. Unhiding DOES NOT allow anyone to do anything to your computer, only see its configuration - take a look at mine and you will see the information that we can see.
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Message 1653344 - Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 21:44:13 UTC - in response to Message 1653330.  

no significant dust
there used to be a setting in preferences to select the number of cores to use
it indicated a reduction would reduce heating
i do not see that setting listed anymore
i'm running 6 out of 9
where do i find TThrottle


Try this link for TThrottle http://boinc.berkeley.edu/addons.php
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Message 1653476 - Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 6:59:29 UTC - in response to Message 1653344.  

no significant dust
there used to be a setting in preferences to select the number of cores to use
it indicated a reduction would reduce heating
i do not see that setting listed anymore
i'm running 6 out of 9
where do i find TThrottle


Try this link for TThrottle http://boinc.berkeley.edu/addons.php

Would be better still to fix the actual cause of the overheating.
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Message 1653509 - Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 10:20:33 UTC - in response to Message 1653330.  

where do i find TThrottle

In the link in my previous post (TThrottle word is blue)
 


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Message 1653764 - Posted: 17 Mar 2015, 5:45:25 UTC

I have re read this thread a few times. I would guess that its his CPU overheating?
As his computers are still hidden, I wonder if he has just some plain worn out thermal paste on his CPU? I had that happen on my old XP box after running it 9 years 24/7.

Just a thought.
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Message 1655629 - Posted: 22 Mar 2015, 1:48:12 UTC

Thanks to all who responded, TThrottle working well.
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Message 1665756 - Posted: 15 Apr 2015, 21:19:36 UTC - in response to Message 1653089.  

Check heatsinks/fans, clean dust, and try TThrottle to limit the temperature.

Just installed this version on WinXP computer...and it gives be BSOD with error on cputemperature.sys file...any clue about it?

Does anybody have similar problem? ;)


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Message 1665763 - Posted: 15 Apr 2015, 21:54:56 UTC

If you have a desktop computer,leave one side of the case open and have a normal desktop fan blow some air into it.That helps a lot.
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Message 1665839 - Posted: 16 Apr 2015, 0:44:16 UTC - in response to Message 1665756.  

Check heatsinks/fans, clean dust, and try TThrottle to limit the temperature.

Just installed this version on WinXP computer...and it gives be BSOD with error on cputemperature.sys file...any clue about it?

Does anybody have similar problem? ;)

I use TThrottle 7.20 on Windows XP

And now I see:
"TThrottle 7.52 (Doesn't work with Xp)"
"TThrottle 7.30 (Last XP version)"
http://efmer.com/b/tthrottle_download_release
 


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Message 1665908 - Posted: 16 Apr 2015, 8:38:00 UTC
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Will try with ver 7.20

Don't know if it's 'cause of the old system?
Or is it 'cause of the version of software? :/

If you have a desktop computer,leave one side of the case open and have a normal desktop fan blow some air into it.That helps a lot.

it's already opened...but it's an old ABIT BP6 board...good only for WInXP & some easy crunching like OET on WCG...doesn't give much points, but give so much computational h! :D


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Message 1665948 - Posted: 16 Apr 2015, 13:14:04 UTC - in response to Message 1665908.  

Will try with ver 7.20

Don't know if it's 'cause of the old system?
Or is it 'cause of the version of software? :/

If you have a desktop computer,leave one side of the case open and have a normal desktop fan blow some air into it.That helps a lot.

it's already opened...but it's an old ABIT BP6 board...good only for WInXP & some easy crunching like OET on WCG...doesn't give much points, but give so much computational h! :D

I wish I still had one of my BP6 boards. I think it was about 12 years ago when my last one died. :(
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Message 1665957 - Posted: 16 Apr 2015, 13:29:16 UTC - in response to Message 1665948.  

I wish I still had one of my BP6 boards. I think it was about 12 years ago when my last one died. :(

Well, mine still works...even after soldering the few CAPs on it...& it's crunching data!

But, I have to keep the temps down...they are about 50-55°C for the CPUs right now! Even though they can take up to 70°C ( http://ark.intel.com/products/27189/Intel-Celeron-Processor-533-MHz-128K-Cache-66-MHz-FSB ), wouldn't like to risk it... :D


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Message 1666071 - Posted: 16 Apr 2015, 19:48:42 UTC - in response to Message 1665957.  

TThrottle will not work with this CPU - it have no internal temperature sensor
 


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Message 1666074 - Posted: 16 Apr 2015, 19:57:22 UTC - in response to Message 1666071.  

It should still work with out temperature control, just back it off to 70% usage, or whatever gives reasonable temps.
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Message 1666473 - Posted: 17 Apr 2015, 19:53:01 UTC - in response to Message 1666071.  

TThrottle will not work with this CPU - it have no internal temperature sensor

but the BP6 does have a temp sensor...doesn't it work with MBO temps? :/


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