>Does anyone know what the determining factors are for the cooling fan >in a Lombard to run? What controls it? How to test it? > >The reason I'm asking is that my Lombard 333 (O/C'd to 433) with 512 MB >running X.3.2 has been running at 100% CPU and heavy disk and CD >activity for about an hour now and the fan has yet to come on even for
>a second. I lifted out the keyboard and the heat sink is uncomfortable >to touch, especially over the CPU. I realize that this suggests that >the heat is being removed from the CPU, hopefully effectively, but I'm >concerned that it is getting too warm. > >Now that I've had the keyboard open for a few minutes while writing >this (I have an external keyboard connected), the heat sink is >noticeably cooler. This really makes me wonder if my fan should be >running... I've also never heard the fan of my Lombard 333 coming on in 4 and half years of daily intensive use. Hopefully it's not progressively frying up in the process. I seem to recall there is a procedure to test the fan at startup, though, sort of forcing it on with a key combo maybe? Anyone? cheers, gianfranco -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
