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    arch on dell, fan keeps turnng on and off every 30 seconds or so

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by wankel, Oct 28, 2008.

  1. wankel

    wankel Notebook Consultant

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    I installed both arch32 and arch64 in the past few days, and every 30 seconds or so, the fans kick in and they turn off about 30 seconds later. everytime the fan turns on, I get a couple second lag on whatever I was doing. This is a vostro 1400 with the nvidia 8400 graphics card. I also have the correct graphics driver installed (177.80-2). Anyone know what the deal is?
     
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    Have you installed laptop-mode-tools?
     
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    Its one of the first things I installed each time. Should I remove it?
     
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    No, no.. Keep it on.. Did you configure the settings?
     
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    I didnt really do much with it. The only thing I changed is the setting to enable laptop mode while plugged into the ac.
     
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    Hmm.. Tried google?
     
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    thanks man, i turned it off and it fixed the problem. I never would have though that could have been it. Ill do a little more research on it before I renable it. Thanks again :)
     
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    You're welcome.. :)
     
    zephyrus17, Oct 28, 2008
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