Quote from dumbducky

When I checked the temperature in the BIOS, I see it's running at ~105 degrees Celsius.

I don't think your BIOS is right...that's hot enough to literally boil water. But hey, that's just my first guess.

When my fan was clogged up (4-5 year old laptops are fun ) and wasn't turning on, the temp would easily go to 105. After about 110 it would shut off. I had to leave SpeedFan sitting in the tray and when I saw it go up I had to blow into the fan in order to get it to kick on ...

Post has been edited 3 time(s), last time on Mar 7 2011, 7:53 am by FaRTy1billion.

Some interesting stuff on Dan's Data about goop, and a link to a site that tested 80 different brands to find the best one.

http://dansdata.com/io114.htm last letter called "DIY goop" where he starts out talking about toothpaste.

"If you're using thicker goop, or are just a perfectionist, you can get the compound-layer right by trial and error. Goop up the top of the CPU, install the cooler, uninstall it again, and see what the contact-patch on heat-sink and CPU now looks like. If it's a fine web of goop with plenty of almost-clean metal showing, then unless the heat-sink's got a very rough surface, you've probably used the right amount of goop. If you see no metal then there's too much goop. If there are actual dry patches, then unless the mating surfaces are ultra-flat mirrors, you need more goop."

Review of 80 different goops: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=62