NVIDIA GPU and Fan

[Konstantin Svist]

Srikanth Konjarla wrote:
> All,
>
> I run Linux (Fedora 8 and Ubuntu 7.10) on two laptops that contain 
> NVIDIA GPU. One thing i have noticed is that the Fan is always running 
> on both laptops (Toshiba Tecra M5 and Averatec 7170). When i check for 
> the CPU usage it is normally (with Compiz running) less than 3% and 
> would obviously spike when any CPU intensive operations are performed. 
> When the CPU is high the Fan is high with lot of noise.
>
> I am not sure but wondering how the Fan works in laptops which have 
> embedded GPU and is there a way to control the Fan. Also, is Compiz 
> the reason for such a behavior.
>
> I use livna's NVIDIA driver on Fedora 8.
>
> Thanks
>
> Srikanth
>

I've heard that Tecra M4s (M5s are probably closely related) have major 
issues with the graphics chip - it often burns out.
Maybe those chips/mobos don't properly implement GPU powersave states?