[ltp] Fingerprint reader occasionally gets hot (T61)

[Lenz Grimmer]

Hi,

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Daniel Castro <castromd@tcd.ie> wrote:

> I have noticed that the fingerprint reader gets hot some times. My HDD is
> under the reader and I'm sure it is not the HDD what is making it warm-up.
> Does anyone else has experienced this? How to know why this is happening?
> What  to do to cool it down?
> As I said this happens occasionally, and the reader works flawlessly for me,
> I use it a lot. It's just a bit uncomfortable to have that hot thing in my
> palm.

There was a similar thread some time ago - it seems like the
fingerprint reader device
does not suspend itself when it's not in use. Maybe the hint given
back then helps
you?

http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-X61s-idle-temperature-palm-rest%3A-partial-solution-p18600497.html

Bye,
   LenZ