CPU temperature Thinkpad R61

[Tim]

On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 15:45 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote:
> I get similar behavior with my Dell laptop. The cause here is that the
> radeon driver doesn't shut off my backlight when the lid is closed, so
> the temperature stays fairly high -- and the CPU fan attempts to lower
> it constantly.

You have a fan-cooled backlight?

Some laptops need the lid left open while running, as their lid blocks
the airflow.  Some of those laptops deliberately make the fan run when
the lid's shut, others of them leave it up to you to do something about
it.

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