On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 07:03, Jerry Barton wrote: > On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:34:36 +0800 > Aidan Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Saturday 11 October 2003 11:33 pm, Charlie M. wrote: > > Thanks Jerry and Charlie for your responses. > > I am very new to linux, and so I wouldn't have a clue how to see if I have > > gkrellm and lm_sensors running, but I'll certainly explore and see what I can > > find.........One more question for you, if it is a cpu overheating, I can > > understand it doing it after the computer has been on for a while, but why > > would it stop again once i press a button on the keyboard to start working > > again?? just a guess, the fan is spinning down to save power, but the CPU is not going all the way to sleep. (zombies?)
> That sounds like something to do with APM (power saving mode). It could still be > the fan though. If it's dirty/going out it still could be the cause. Better to > replace a 15 dollar fan than a processor (and the stock fans that come with most > computers are really crap anyway). > I just know what worked for me. Best of luck with it, Aidan. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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