Dear all i bought new laptop Compaq presario CQ61-203tx with NVIEDIA card . And i suppsoe to install ubuntu on it . but on ubuntu forums i found that ubuntu causes over heating in compaq Presario CQ60 series. Shall i know any one using linux with compaq laptops . hp never recommend this coz there also promoting microsoft by them selfe. And i appreciate if any one have better suggestions other than ubuntu to be installed. Im using fedora for 4 years and vista is a junk for me. Specifications are as follows. Im bit hesitating coz my laptop is only 5 days old . I think u can understand my situation. And please can any one tell why thede type of heating effects are occured. as ubuntu forum its serious. Processor type Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology • Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8700 • 2.53 GHz , 3 MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB Standard memory 2048 MB Memory DDR2 800 MHz Memory layout (1 x 2048 MB) Maximum memory Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory System featuresInternal drives 500 GB Hard disk drive speed 5400 rpm Optical drive type LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support Lightscribe Lightscribe included Display size 16.0" Diagonal High Definition HP LED Brightview Display Display resolution 1366 x 768 Graphic subsystem name NVIDIA GeForce G 103M Video RAM 512 MB dedicated memory External I/O ports 3 USB 2.0 (3rd shared with eSATA port), 1 HDMI (Configurable), 1 eSATA Combo, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-45, 1 Headphone out, 1 Microphone in, AC Adaptor Speakers and microphone Altec Lansing® speakers Webcam Webcam with integrated microphone Network interface Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN Wireless technologies 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN -- Dharshana Kasun Warusavitharana Faculty of Engineering Technology The Open University of Sri Lanka