[IP] more on query to mac macbook pro folks

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Wes Felter <wesley@felter.org>
Date: June 29, 2006 2:43:16 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: query to mac macbook pro folks

David Farber wrote:
> Using Core Duo Temp app, I get temperatures like up to 170 F. What  
> level is dangerous to the chips etc
> ?

According to the Core Duo datasheet:

http://www.intel.com/design/mobile/datashts/309221.htm

The maximum junction temperature is 100 C. All modern processors will  
shut down before the chip is permanently damaged due to overheating.  
Continuous operation at high temperatures (e.g. 90 C) will reduce the  
life of a chip, but the lifetime is probably on the order of ten  
years anyway.

Wes Felter
Power-Aware Systems Department
IBM Austin Research Lab



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