An old Boy Scout trick, hold a wet finger, easier to detect if there is a
draught.
Put in a wet finger, and your CPU fan problems are resolved ;-)))))))))))
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Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 10:34 PM
Subject: RE: [linux-delhi] temperature
> Dear Ajit,
>
> Check if the SMPS fan is working. Mostly these konk off. there will
> be a small grille near the power socket at the back of the cpu. Put your
> hand near it and sense if any air is coming out of this grille.
>
> Prashast Kumar
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajit Ranade [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 3:59 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [linux-delhi] temperature
>
>
>
> at home my linux box is tucked away below the table, and recently i
> sensed it as much too hot near the power supply (at top, rear,
> left). of course the room is not a/c. i had been leaving the machine
> on "always" (as much as power cuts will allow), but now i don't.
>
> i suspect that the cpu fan is not working. is there any way to find
> out, without actually opening the box? i remember that in novell
> netware there used to be a command to check cpu fan status. is there
> something similar for linux?
>
> maybe in the next kernel (3.0?) there should be a command "temp" or
> "celsius" to get the temperature of the cpu. that would be real
> "cool"!
>
> ajit ranade.
>
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