[GRLUG] Worried about my laptop's temperature control

[Mike Williams]

On 08/05/2011 09:04 AM, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> Run sensors-detect and see if it picks up anything new?  The "sensors"
> command will list the currently configured sensors.
>
All it finds is "coretemp", which is already loading.

> Also see the manual page of the fancontrol command.  Milage may vary
> depending upon hardware.
pwmconfig reports no PWM-compatible systems.

> My recent laptops have all had a hard-to-find BIOS options to run the
> fan "automatically" or "always".  I typically just set that to "always";
> and then, oddly, it runs not always but more frequently than with the
> other settings.
Will look again, but I'm pretty sure there are no fan options in the 
BIOS. It's a pretty minimal BIOS.

> It also helps to annually replace the fan.  For laptops I generally
> replace the fan and the hard-drive every year it is in use as my primary
> device; regardless of if there are signs of an issue. That way you can
> just schedule it rather than have something fail during corporate
> year-end.
That's probably a good idea. I'm not up for dismantling the machine 
myself, though. Can anybody recommend a reputable shop near Kalamazoo or 
Grand Rapids that can do laptop repair? It would be nice to have them 
look at the solder points in the 2nd hard drive bay while they're at it.

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