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List:       openbsd-ppc
Subject:    Re: powerbook g4 fan
From:       Dan Weeks <danimal () danimal ! org>
Date:       2002-08-30 16:08:21
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>>>>> "AM" == "Anil Madhavapeddy" <anil@recoil.org>:
AM> On my PowerBook G4, I notice that the laptop heats up
AM> significantly more than when it's running MacOS X.
AM> 
AM> In fact, after an hour or so of being on, the fan is turned
AM> on continously, and the power button is painful to hold down
AM> for a hard-power off.
AM> 
AM> Doesn't happen under MacOS X - anyone else notice this?

I noticed the same thing on my Sony Vaio (I know it's not an apple
machine).  When the machine did run windows the fan would cycle on and off
and stay quite cool unless something was running continuously.

-dan

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