Someone reported a similar problem with one of the Linux distributions installed on a Compaq 1700XL. They noticed that the fan didn't come on and the machine started to overheat. I have one myself but couldn't quite turn the corner on getting a Linux distro to install well enough to use Linux on the box. I concluded that that specific Compaq laptop is "windows centric" and so I eventually punted on running Linux on it. I would have thought that something as low level as the system cooling would be built into the machine BIOS and wouldn't have anything to do with the OS but now that you mention it, I've noticed that my 1700XL turns the fan on full force when the machine boots and then over time the fan is turned off. I have no idea what if any hardware logic/circuitry is controlling the fan. Again, I would have thought that the system would sense it's own temperature and use the fan according to whether cooling was needed. It doesn't make any sense to me that the system turns the fan on full when it's first turned on. It can't possibly have been warm enough to need the cooling fan at that point.
-Alex Wirth's Law: Software gets slower faster than Hardware gets faster! "On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed Linux." - Anonymous On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Cole Tuininga wrote: > > Thought I'd throw this out to the masses and see if anybody had any > thoughts. > > I just recently got a new Dell Inspiron 8100 which (upon arrival) was > relieved of the standard virus that had been installed, and was given > a fresh copy of RH 7.1. I Ximianized it, and used redcarpet to install > all the latest/greatest updates. > > The problem that I've noticed is that the exhaust fans don't seem to > come on, and the system is starting to run a bit warm. > > The interesting bit is that they come on full bore when I boot > winbloze. I downloaded a dell diagnostic tool set (bootable floppies, > running under DOS) and they even come on for them... > > I've checked linux-laptop.net and not found mention of this problem. > There's a yahoo groups forum on dell laptops, but the folks there don't > seem to have any ideas. > > The lm_sensors stuff seems to come with RH 7.1, so I tried to get that > to work but sensors-detect doesn't find any sensors. > > I've sent a message into Dell tech support, but I dunno if they'll help > since Linux is now and "unsupported" operating system. > > I was hoping perhaps any of you might have an idea? > > -- > Failure is NOT an option! > It comes bundled with Windows(TM). > > Cole Tuininga > Lead Developer > Code Energy, Inc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (603) 766-2208 > PGP Key ID: 0x43E5755D > > > ********************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the > *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: > unsubscribe gnhlug > ********************************************************** > > ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
