Re: Dell Inspiron sensors (was: Re: Huge unreliability - does Linux have something to do with it?)

2005-02-06 Thread Giuseppe Bilotta
kernel wrote: > You might want to try this; > > Remove the keyboard, remove the cover beneath. Take a can of air dust > (or equivalent) and *carefully* blow out the inside of the laptop. > > -then- > > Look at the back side and the right side of the laptop. You'll see the > intake for air

Re: Dell Inspiron sensors (was: Re: Huge unreliability - does Linux have something to do with it?)

2005-02-06 Thread kernel
On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 10:58, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: > I have a Dell Inspiron 8200, from March 2002. Since end of > December 2004 I've started having system lockups which at first > I couldn't identify, although they seemed to be overheating > related. So I started monitoring the temperatures

Dell Inspiron sensors (was: Re: Huge unreliability - does Linux have something to do with it?)

2005-02-06 Thread Giuseppe Bilotta
Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 07:18:17 -0500, Wakko Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > particular hardware (Dell Inspiron 8100)? I run Linux on 3 other > > Hmm, I guess it's a hit and run. I had replaced: > > 4. Original Hitachi hard driver died horrible death - I returned

Dell Inspiron sensors (was: Re: Huge unreliability - does Linux have something to do with it?)

2005-02-06 Thread Giuseppe Bilotta
Dmitry Torokhov wrote: On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 07:18:17 -0500, Wakko Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: particular hardware (Dell Inspiron 8100)? I run Linux on 3 other Hmm, I guess it's a hit and run. I had replaced: 4. Original Hitachi hard driver died horrible death - I returned home and

Re: Dell Inspiron sensors (was: Re: Huge unreliability - does Linux have something to do with it?)

2005-02-06 Thread kernel
On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 10:58, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: I have a Dell Inspiron 8200, from March 2002. Since end of December 2004 I've started having system lockups which at first I couldn't identify, although they seemed to be overheating related. So I started monitoring the temperatures on

Re: Dell Inspiron sensors (was: Re: Huge unreliability - does Linux have something to do with it?)

2005-02-06 Thread Giuseppe Bilotta
kernel wrote: You might want to try this; Remove the keyboard, remove the cover beneath. Take a can of air dust (or equivalent) and *carefully* blow out the inside of the laptop. -then- Look at the back side and the right side of the laptop. You'll see the intake for air and the