CPU overheats while backups are running
Posted: 2021-08-04 09:35
I'm unable to take Clonezilla backups of an Asus laptop's hard drive.
Background: this model has a persistent problem with overheating. I did everything I could to keep it cool, including putting it out on the balcony at 4 A.M. when the ambient temperature was 17° C - 63° F, attaching a chimney to pull the heat out, tilting it so the hottest part was highest, turning off multi-core compression, and setting it on a cardboard box with frozen blue ice in the box. Still, it overheated after about an hour.
With normal use it still tends to run hot, but the heat is manageable. When running backups however, the CPU is under heavy use, probably close to 100%.
I'm using Clonezilla to take the backups. I've not found a way to pause the process (which would give it time to cool) or reduce the clock rate. There's no way to hibernate it for a while backups are running.
I suppose I could back it up to a network something (that would slow it down) but I have no idea how to set one up.
I really don't want to have to replace it with another machine; but if I did, I would still need to back up my data.
Perhaps there's another backup tool which would work better? Would backups created by one tool be restorable using another? Or be able to back up part of a partition at a time, say, 10 Gb then stop for a rest?
Short of putting it in a refrigerator to run backups I don't know what to do.
Any ideas?
Caitlin
(I realize this isn't your usual type of question.)
Background: this model has a persistent problem with overheating. I did everything I could to keep it cool, including putting it out on the balcony at 4 A.M. when the ambient temperature was 17° C - 63° F, attaching a chimney to pull the heat out, tilting it so the hottest part was highest, turning off multi-core compression, and setting it on a cardboard box with frozen blue ice in the box. Still, it overheated after about an hour.
With normal use it still tends to run hot, but the heat is manageable. When running backups however, the CPU is under heavy use, probably close to 100%.
I'm using Clonezilla to take the backups. I've not found a way to pause the process (which would give it time to cool) or reduce the clock rate. There's no way to hibernate it for a while backups are running.
I suppose I could back it up to a network something (that would slow it down) but I have no idea how to set one up.
I really don't want to have to replace it with another machine; but if I did, I would still need to back up my data.
Perhaps there's another backup tool which would work better? Would backups created by one tool be restorable using another? Or be able to back up part of a partition at a time, say, 10 Gb then stop for a rest?
Short of putting it in a refrigerator to run backups I don't know what to do.
Any ideas?
Caitlin
(I realize this isn't your usual type of question.)
