Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:11:29 +0100 From: Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> To: ito <egunther@warwick.net> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: loud fan pavilion ze2000 Message-ID: <20131221191128.GJ78001@e-new.0x20.net> In-Reply-To: <1387551635.2533.21.camel@res-cmts> References: <1387551635.2533.21.camel@res-cmts>
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--HSQ3hISbU3Um6hch Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:00:35AM -0500, ito wrote: > Hi, >=20 > 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? >=20 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 =C2=B0C cooler than before. --HSQ3hISbU3Um6hch Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlK15+AACgkQKc512sD3afi75gCgufL8GYM9evyqfp9q5Y3agdXE 4IMAn0VI3JYBMvujnCxdSq7oDmUMDKYl =g2n8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HSQ3hISbU3Um6hch--
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