<posted & mailed> Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > If the drive has S.M.A.R.T. you can monitor drive temp directly; also > see hddtemp package. > Keep in mind that spinning up a disk causes wear on the drive. I'll try, > Lots of things can get hot especially if they're not working right; > things like power supplies (yes the MB has voltage regulators), and > display drivers. > What kind of filesystems and what mount options?
ext3 > Keep in mind that most acpi daemons opt to give better performance when > on AC power rather than battery. This could be an issue for you. So, what are the option that you suggest: performance or 'on demand' ? By the way, how would you the the 'cpu throttle'? > > Checkout the packages laptop-mode-tools and noflushd. > Your ear should tell you if the disk is spinning. > Can you localize where in the laptop the heat is; where does it feel > hottest? i have just checked. It i near the disk, but it seems not quite centered at that place. > > Are the fan(s) running at the correct speed? Are the vents clear? On > what surface is the laptop sitting? I keep it at about 5cm from the ground, just to not overheat, but it shuts down anyway. > What about an external laptop cooler (a cold pad that it sits on)? it would be my last resort, but what when i am travelling? Morever i woudl like to undersand what is happenening to my laptop thank you -- Pol -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
