Tim wrote: > On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 15:45 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote: > >> I get similar behavior with my Dell laptop. The cause here is that the >> radeon driver doesn't shut off my backlight when the lid is closed, so >> the temperature stays fairly high -- and the CPU fan attempts to lower >> it constantly. >> > > You have a fan-cooled backlight? > > Some laptops need the lid left open while running, as their lid blocks > the airflow. Some of those laptops deliberately make the fan run when > the lid's shut, others of them leave it up to you to do something about > it. > > Does this mean that CPU temperature is a hot topic?
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