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ahura

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Registered: 2016-02-20

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CPU temperature above threshold message when booting from Arch USB

I'm installing Arch on a new laptop (Dell XPS 9370) and get a warning message that the cpu temperature is above threshold when I boot from the USB, even though the laptop is quite cool and the fans don't seem to be running.

Is this something I should worry about? Does it change how I should proceed with the installation? Sorry for the somewhat vague question but just sorta worried about accidentally messing up my new machine.

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

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Re: CPU temperature above threshold message when booting from Arch USB

Where do you see the message?

ahura

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Re: CPU temperature above threshold message when booting from Arch USB

Not sure what it's called but just before all the status messages that are displayed when you boot, where it says 'ok' in green next to each line.

x33a

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Re: CPU temperature above threshold message when booting from Arch USB

It is probably mcelog that is displaying these messages. In any case, you shouldn't worry too much about that, because ideally the system should throttle the CPU in case of increased temperature anyway. Proceed with the installation and see if you see these messages regularly after the install too.