[ltp] TP 240 running hot with new drive

[Ken Firestone]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Charles E Taylor IV wrote:

   On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 05:47:52 -0800 (PST)
   Ken Firestone <kenf@speakeasy.net> wrote:

   > Hi,

   > I recently upgraded my Thinkpad 240, 300 mhz. machine by putting in a
   > new, higher speed (5400rpm) drive and installing Fedora Core 1. Now
   > the computer seems to run much hotter. Is this because of the drive?

   The faster drives do run warmer that the slow ones, but I've had no
   overheating problems on a TP240X with a 5400 RPM drive - and that's
   leaving it on/running for several days at a time.  It's not getting too
   hot to touch, is it?

Its getting alot warmer than it did with the older slow dirve. Very
warm after a few hours. Also, its not just the drive area, but the
whole bottom of the machine. Should I be doing something to spin it
down?



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