On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 08:18:36PM -0400 or thereabouts, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
> The OS has definitely control over starting the fan or not. After some OS X > upgrades, I remember reading comments from Titanium users saying that the > fan was starting more often then with the previous version. Great point. You'd wonder if the heat threshold was lowered, or if the cpu is performing more instructions generating more heat. > However, like I said before, if the sensor reporting the temperature is > defective, both GaugePro and the OS will display whatever is reported. If > the actual temperature is more, then the fan would not start and you would > think that the temperature, like you noticed, is not out of line. It's a > tough call that only an experienced technician could do... Correct. But in the case of thermistors, they are designed to be run within a temperature range. Their accuracy isn't likely to drift with use. If it were to provide false readings, it would most likely be caused by the thermistor failing closed or open. I don't believe the thermistor has failed because it does successfully provide readings when using Gauge Pro in OS 9. -nils -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
