[ltp] Running without a battery?

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:42:02 +0100


On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 11:29:07 +0100, Tino Keitel wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 10:50:24 +0100, Dr. Jason Breitweg wrote:

[...]

> > on when I did this.  I am not sure if this is a problem or if the TP
> > didn't think it needed the fan (which is strange since I was compiling a
> > bunch of software as well).
> 
> Maybe it runs in power safe mode without a battery inserted, like
> described with the T20 above. This will result in less heat so the fan
> has nothing to do. But this is just a guess.

Another guess: the fan in my old 765L seems to run less often if the
LID is closed. It looks like the fact that the LCD (and perhaps the
graphics chip, too?) is disabled leads to less heat.

Regards,
Tino