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Re: disk temp monitoring



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pol wrote:

> I have updated the bios and now things are getting better with linux. Until
> my laptop is plugged in, it is almost cold when touching the lower side,
> even colder that when ms-windows is running.

Good.

> When it is on battery it gets warmer, but never reaches critical
> temperature. I have monitored the four T points, noting that when the
> laptop is unplugged, T1 grows a little, while T4 decreases (here enclosed a
> graph, in xfig format).

It is normal that the systems run a bit warmer on batteries, as the
battery itsel warms up. Also some additional power savings may be done
by reducing the speed of the fan.

> I am wondering what parts of the machine are monitored by these T points 
> and whether these data can be correlated with others, to spot the hardware
> involved in overheating.

T1 is obviously the CPU, the others are probably various sensors placed
in different locations on your motherboard. It is very likely that only
T1 has a fan, so others will always be reported as "off".

Have a look at "lm-sensors" package, and especially "sensors-detect"
program - it may provide some additional information.

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