[ltp] Fan always on problem... does it happen on R52 with the Intel Media Gr

[Jaime Iniesta]

Thanks a lot for the help, now I see that it's a "feature" on this
machine, but you can control it with Linux... I'll evaluate both
models and decide what's best for me.

Thanks again,
Jaime

2005/8/11, Florian Dorpmueller <dorpmueller@hotmail.com>:
> >Anyway, when the fan is on, does it make much noise, or just as any
> >common laptop? Is it the same on Windows or is a problem with Linux?
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> It=B4s not a "Linux-only-problem". I=B4ve seen some Laptops running with =
windows
> - and they were not the cheapest ones - with an annoying fan behaviour. B=
ut
> with windows normally you cannot control the fan with Linux you can. Usin=
g
> ibm-acpi on a Thinkpad you can get a lot of information about the machine
> states and the temperature of CPU, GPU, HDD, PCI, etc. So its your own
> decision to turn the fan on and off when you like.
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> I=B4m not familiar with Dells Laptops. But if you want to use Linux on th=
em
> check out detailled if the buildt in devices are supported. If possible
> insert a Knoppix-CD and make a "lspci -v". With this information you can
> make your decision.
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> Flori
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