This is affecting me too. I have a Thinkpad T420 and I realized there was a problem after nearly getting burned by touching the area near the fan on my laptop.
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10. This bug is serious because it causes hardware damage/reduced life expectancy on hardware. For the time being, I need to uninstall Ubuntu and go back to windows so I don't wreck my machine! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/751689 Title: ThinkPads overheat due to slow fans when on 'auto' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/751689/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
