Dell Inspiron 1200 Ubuntu 7.10 Fan not working

[Steve Flynn]

On 15/10/2007, Tim M <southern.tim at gmail.com> wrote:

I installed 7.10 in my Dell laptop yesterday and am very pleased. The video
> is much better than in 7.04 and it was much easier for me to install the
> restricted wifi drivers BUT I cannot get the cpu fan to work. I was able to
> install the sensor to get the cpu temperature but I haven't been able find a
> way to get the fan working. I have searched for info, maybe I am looking for
> the wrong thing, but I cannot find anything that is helpful. I am afraid to
> use it much for fear that it will overheat. Oh can anyone tell me what the
> normal temperature range is for the processor in the 1200?


If your CPU is getting up into the 65C+ mark I would be (very) concerned. I
can't give you precise information on your particular machine/CPU
combination as you don't mention what processor and speed it is.

What CPU temperature are you getting and are you QUITE sure the CPU fan
isn't working? Are you not confusing the CPU fan with case exhaust fan
(which will probably be very quite most of the time)

Many moons ago, I'd be referring you to install the lmsensors package, but
it may well have been superseded these days (and I'm at work so no
repository to refer to to check).

For reference, my 2Ghz Athlon 64 in a desktop maxes out at around 58C.

-- 
Steve
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