Re: apm and fan problems

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Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:34:19 -0400

Dave Kristol wrote:
> Nathaniel Janewit wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I run RedHat 9 on a Dell laptop, an Inspiron 8200. I use apm to suspend
>> my laptop, after which I close it. Upon opening it again, it will
>> restart perfectly fine where I left off, but the fan goes absolutely
>> crazy and blows like mad even though it's not hot at all. Furthermore,
>> the fan doesn't ever seem to ease up until I reboot.
>>
>> Is there a way to fix this?
>
>
> Known problem. Type Esc+z, and the BIOS will sample the temperature
> again and realize it's cool enough not to require the fan.
>
> Dave Kristol
> P.S. You may find <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops/>
> useful to you.
>

Belated correction. That's Fn+z. Sorry.

Dave Kristol

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