Re: [Thinkpad] fan testing

Can you load mobile meter (
http://dssc3031.ece.cmu.edu/~tamaru/mobilemeter/mobilemeterreadme-e.htm ),
and tell us what the temperatures actually are ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "richard" <rpritz@rcn.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:51 AM
Subject: [Thinkpad] fan testing

> According to the HMM for an X31, PC Doctor includes a test: Diagnostics
> --> Other Devices --> IBM Fan. When I run PC Doctor, there is no entry
> for fan. Also, the System Information function reports Thermal State as
> 2 [unknown].
>
> Could someone with an X31 please check to see if they get the same
> results?
>
> I ask because the machine has been running rather warm . The fan turns
> on a boot, but doesn't otherwise run unless the machine is very hot
> (although yesterday morning it ran constantly). I'm wondering if there
> is some issue with whatever controls the fan - if PC Doctor is not
> finding the fan when it should, that could be a clue.
>
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