Acer getting heat with basic use

Hi
I got Acer aspire 5741G
I5 -430m
nvidia geforce gt 320m
3gb ram
Linux localhost 3.9.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jun 14 08:12:55 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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Okay my notebook is getting really hot with basic use(web browser[i am trying to avoid flash] + sometimes netbeans), I even bought cooler pad, but its still hot, I can feel this on touchpad ;/
I am using novaeu driver 304,
I got freqcpu deamon,
I  have installed laptop-mode-tools
What could be an issue which make my laptop hot ?
I reject hardware problems, because on windows it was cold
Thanks !
I really like arch, but I am worried about my notebook

Hey chosen,
You may also want to check if your discrete graphics card is powered on. This was my problem when my laptop was running too hot. If you're performing light GPU work, then it should be safe to turn off your discrete card (saving battery and cooling down your machine).
If you have nouveau still installed you can try -
Switchable Graphics
First mount debugfs for switch access:
# mount -t debugfs debugfs /sys/kernel/debug
Make sure nouveau is loaded:
# modprobe nouveau
Now you may use the following commands:
#Check current status:
cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
#Enable NVIDIA - requires you to re-login to X
echo DDIS > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
#Enable Intel - requires you to re-login to X
echo DIGD > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
#Power off unused card
echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
#Power on unused card
echo ON > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
The above was copied nearly verbatim from:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ac … e_Graphics
In my case I was never able to switch to my discrete card, only power it off.
You may also want to look at bumblebee for your graphic needs : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bumblebee
/edit Found this too: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p1241464
Last edited by deca (2013-07-01 07:54:27)

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