overheated laptop

[Satish Balay]

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, sly wrote:

> ok! cpu freq varies upon usage, whitch is fine. but the temp will not drop
> below 70C. once it reaches 58C the fan kicks in at medium speed and  stays
> like that. i'm trying to find a way to make run at a higher speed till it
> cools off.

There is always a tradeoff with 'cpu temperature' - and the 'fan
speed'

i.e when the CPU is running at lower freq - one can slow down the fan
and keep the same tempurature - or one can keep the fan running faster
- causing the CPU to get cooler.

My guess is this part of the logic is done in the bios. Don't know if
it is configurable.

Satish