This is a hardware bug, and technically should be fixed in hardware (BIOS update, maybe a corrected DSDT would help?).
A work around can be provided, perhaps using a dmi table in the acpi fan control, to invert the ON/OFF for the fan controls for this model. Please feel free to hack something up, it would be some time before I could do so myself. ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Undecided -- improper fan control causes system overheat and shut down in Compaq Armada 1700 series https://launchpad.net/bugs/77141 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
