Dne, 02. 02. 2010 11:00:12 je Tixy napisal(a):
You would think so wouldn't you? However, I believe it's all done in software via System Management Mode.
Yep. In GNU/Linux, this pretty much boils down to the thermal kernel module. I believe if you have a borked thermal module, or you don't load one, or you do but you set the wrong trip points, you can easily brick a modern laptop.
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