I think my CM5 is broken

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the CM5 used to get way too hot.

… that’s true, unfortunately. But there are a few small tweaks and modifications you can try to bring the temperature down (when the CM5 is under heavy load).

For example, I like this post by: @Wander_Menezes

Say no to CM5 overheating in your uConsole: a practical, low-cost fix

Greetings from Brazil. This is my first post on the forum, arriving after what felt like an epic campaign to get a uConsole with a CM5 to boot from an SD card—only to be defeated by a stubborn “failed to open device ‘sdcard’.” I lost, decisively. And with that, I also lost one of the CM4 platform’s quiet pleasures: swapping operating systems as easily as swapping cards. For context, I’m not using the Lite—this is the 4/32 variant. After too many shutdowns, too many card swaps, and too many atte…

or this one by @bgav: Effective CM5 Cooling Solution - #4 by L_Huddy

My Uconsole (CM5) is currently running at around 40–50 °C … I think that’s fine. (I’m still using the ‘standard cooling pad’, but I’m planning to modify it so that I can use an active fan.)