Re: system fan on Dell Inspiron 8000 after suspend

[FrankTrenkamp@t-online.de (Frank Trenkamp)]

Hi there,

> I had Dell service my Inspiron 8000. Of course, the upgraded the bios. Now,
> when I open the laptop from a suspend, the system fan starts up and never
> quits until I shutdown the machine.

common problem after suspend-2-ram. Solution: press "Fn-Z" (English keyboard, 
otherwise "Fn-Y" on German keyboards). This lets the BIOS reread the 
temperature sensors.

Regards,
  Frank
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