Re: [LAU] hardware - Intel CPUs

david wrote: Ack! I had a terrible experience with a Toshiba laptop from maybe five years ago, a Satellite. The fan control didn't work at all under Linux. None of the toshiba-specific kernel modules helped. I needed for the fan to turn on during the power-on sequence, and then, after boot, needed to turn down the CPU frequency to the lowest setting, or it would overheat. It was always iffy, and I had to prop up the laptop on top of some improvised standoffs so that the airflow would be sufficient. When I finally got a new laptop, I ended up running a vaccuum cleaner with the hose again against the outflow vent for a couple hours while I made a final copy of the important hard disk partitions. I had forgotten this horrible trauma until you reminded me. Thanks :-) Joel -- Joel Roth