On Jan 23, 2008 11:48 AM, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 11:33:09AM -0500, Manu Hack wrote: > > On Jan 23, 2008 10:57 AM, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I've never used it but what about CPU throttling? There's some package > > > like CPU utils. Slow down the CPU and it runs cooler. Or complain to > > > the people that made a laptop that can't run at advertized spec. Is it > > > clean? Is the fan working? Is it on a hard surface or a soft > > > (insulating) one? > > > > The fan is working (I can tell as it's very noisy when I'm running > > programs) and it's on a wood table. Will look into the CPU throttling > > stuff later. > > Just because a fan is noisy doesn't mean its moving air. Acutally, it > could mean that the bearing is shot or the fan-shaft interface is > slipping. The motor may be going round full speed and the bios thinks > that all is fine but the fan is moving slowly. > > What is the temp of the air coming out of the laptop? It should be not > much above 25 C.
I don't have a thermometer handy :) but the air coming out of the laptop is pretty hot sometimes. What's the implication? My fan is broken? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
