I've tested my termlab usb on several computers, and it allways uses 100% of the CPU, since it can run on a pretty small pc, like 200 MHz, i think it's an error that it uses 100% of my 3 GHz CPU. Why is that? The CPU usage starts as soon as i press start. And after a long testing, my CPU gets hot. Since i have a Pentium 4 it's not a problem, but i know some laptops and AMD cpu's could get really hot, untill the bios shuts the pc down.
Is that a problem that will get fixed? I'm just wondering, since i haven't seen any one mentioning this before.
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When you press the Start button, the system starts acquiring data and "crunching" numbers. There are various timers that are running and this is probably what is causing the 100% utilization.
I have never heard of any situations in which the computer shut down due to overheating of the CPU. I am sure that all computers are designed for their CPU's to run at full-speed on a continuous basis. The BIOS CPU overtemp shutdown feature is to protect the CPU in case of a CPU fan failure.
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I have not tested this program. I would be careful about how much you restrict Term-LAB otherwise the program might not be able to process all of the data in the timeframe required.
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