Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:03:59 -0500 From: ito <egunther@warwick.net> To: Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: loud fan pavilion ze2000 Message-ID: <1387667039.5356.25.camel@res-cmts> In-Reply-To: <20131221191128.GJ78001@e-new.0x20.net> References: <1387551635.2533.21.camel@res-cmts> <20131221191128.GJ78001@e-new.0x20.net>
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Hello Lars, I have previously noticed a dramatic difference myself on other machines but I think that I remember on this machine it didn't help nearly as much as I would have hoped. Probably try it anyhow. Thanks, eg On Sat, 2013-12-21 at 20:11 +0100, Lars Engels wrote: > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:00:35AM -0500, ito wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I posted a question to the freebsd forums (under mobile computing) in > > which I was seeking help with a old laptop (hp pavilion ze2000) because > > of fan noise. The problem is not really that the fan is too loud, > > although that is part of it, it is that it cycles frequently (about > > every 21 sec, at average use). I seems to me now that maybe here would > > be more appropriate. > > I am having trouble finding information about the acpi functions in > > particular. So I thought maybe I could get help here. For instance, > > according to the information below, is the passive cooling set to start > > at 85.0C (Celsius) which would be 185 Fahrenheit? Is this very hot to > > start to cool down passively? Why is active cooling set to -1? Where > > do I find the definitions of these things... like the flags? > > > > If the Notebook is older, a first measure is to clean the heatsink and > fan. > After I did this the last time my Thinkpad is ~ 10 °C cooler than > before.
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