On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 18:05 +0200, Florian Reitmeir wrote: > On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Chris Anderson wrote: > > > > i use my iBook G4 since dec/03 and never used the module "therm_adt746x". > > > Now > > > sometimes people post, that the module is important, and write things > > > like, > > > > > > "not using the module my damage your hardware" > > > > > > is that true? > > > > Yes, since without that module your ibook will never use any of its > > built in fans. Thus heat will build up and potentially cause hardware > > failure. > > Thats not true, my Fans work just fine, on heavy load, even without the > module. The module itself claims only to lower the max. temp. so the fans run > more often. > > The question remains, is this module a must have, or an add on? >
Without the module my ibook g4 gets uncomfortably hot (both the bottom and the handrest). With it I have no problems. I increased the threshold a bit though so it wouldn't kick on so much. -- Chris Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: 72021847 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20B2 CB34 8AA5 05BC A90C 2CDD 2768 D4B4 2B93 424B
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