tried running powerd on it? On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:53:23 -0000, Doug Barton <dougb_at_freebsd.org> wrote: > In the last weeks (I generally update to the latest HEAD daily) It > seems that my -current laptop is running hot temperature wise, even > when it's idle, or nearly so. The temperature sensor (via wmbsdbatt) > generally stays in the 80s C, as opposed to the 70s, and the fan is > regularly on its "medium" speed as opposed to the low speed. Also, the > keyboard area sometimes becomes so hot that it's actually > uncomfortable. If I boot windows and let it run that way for a while > everything goes back to normal. > > I've got the back end of the laptop propped up an inch or so to > improve ventilation which helps some, but it's still running hotter > than usual. And before someone suggests it, yes, I've blown out all > the fans/heatsinks. > > This is a Dell Latitude D620 with a C2D, running i386 SMP in case any > of that matters. :) > > > Doug > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/Received on Sat Dec 19 2009 - 20:59:49 UTC
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