Yes, it's a Centrino (Pentium M), and you're probably right about there being different settings for different CPUs. Even though the workaround eliminates the noise, the battery life is dramatically reduced as well.
I remember the noise was introduced a while back, I believe it was around the time the "default hertz" for the kernel was changed. http://kerneltrap.org/node/5411 BTW: I read somewhere that the noise is caused by some low-quality components in the computer. -- Thinkpad T60 high pitch noise Ubuntu 8.10 under no load https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309493 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
