Re: CPU fans shut off by Debian?
On Mon, 2005-07-11 at 10:49 -0400, Stephen Lokitz wrote:
> > > > but, can you firstly ensure it's not a hardware prob - eg does it fall
> > > > over when you run another op-sys?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Sorry about the top post. We are going to run a test with a live Knoppix
> > > distro tonight. I think that should answer whether the problem is OS
> > > related?
> >
> > Both use linux kernel, but different patches and compiler
> > options. So a useful test, but if fan still shuts off you
> > should perhaps test with a BSD or QNX or microsoft boot disk
> > (just boot, not install)
> >
>
> Well, the same result happened with our Knoppix test, the fans stopped and
> the system overheated. I assume at this point it either has to be
> hardware or linux non-compatible. We are going to return the system to
> the vendor for a different system entirely. If anyone else has any
> suggestions in the next 24 hours we would certainly try them.
check the BIOS (eg for power saving features)
try with (ahem) XP boot disk (as another said, no need to do an install)
I can't recall what hardware but if it's Xeon with hyperthreading you
could try turning the HT off
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Michael Bane
Atmospheric Physics Group
University of Manchester
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