[ltp] Kick up the Fan.

[Marcel Selhorst]

Hi,

I opened a threat on this a couple of weeks ago, and I couldn't find a way to
increase the fan speed manually, either. My T43 is currently running between
50-60 degree Celsius and during compilation it goes up to 90, too, so I also
would like to boost the fan to maximum speed...
These temperatures seem to be normal, and my fan is also always running at around
4000rpm, but my notebook doesn't shut down.
I asked the IBM support about this and they told me the following:

* snip *
> Hi Marcel,
> Thank you for your email,The condition you describe is
> normal & within specification
> there is no requirement to log hardware fault at this
> time.Intel have built in 6 temp
> sensors desingned to shutdown Thinkpad  when it
> overheats.
> 
> If this happens that is when you would contact us
> regarding logging hardware fault.
> 
> Regards,
* snip*

So you should probably call them and open a support call on this.

Best regards,

Marcel Selhorst

honey@gneek.com schrieb:
> If I do really intensive compilations on my T40, ibm-acpi reports
> that the CPU temperature can get to nearly 90C - I'm unsure if the
> sensors are right of course (it doesn't feel THAT hot, but I don't
> have a finger on the motherboard), but the machine promptly shuts
> down, meaning the fan just didn't kick in *enough*?  It sits around
> 3500 (rpm?) according to ibm-acpi/gkrellm in normal use, but I guess
> when it accelerates it still can't cool the CPU quick enough?
> 
> I know others have reported this here - or does everyone else find
> that with up to date kernels (2.6.12+) and latest ACPI patches, their
> T series thinkpads *never* shutdown due to overheating?  If it's only
> me, I'm going to start worrying about fan failure, or dust blockage.
> What are the highest CPU temperatures and fan speeds other T* users
> see, and do your machines ever shut down from overheating?