IBM T23 - fan never turns off?

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I have just got an IBM t23 with Intel 1.1ghz CPU and the fan never seems to
turn off. Is this correct, as I thought laptops should be silent

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Let me hop on the wagon if I may:

I have an A31p that I run without the battery, but it appears to only
run at 1.2 GHz instead of the rated 1.7. Am I wrong? Does it run up
to max when demand demands, or is it stuck at 1.2 no matter what? I
hope I'm clear; sorry if not. TIA.



|"adamski13" <adamki13@nospam> wrote:
|
|> I have just got an IBM t23 with Intel 1.1ghz CPU and the fan never seems to
|> turn off. Is this correct, as I thought laptops should be silent
|
|This is normal with some models.
|What you can do is go in the Power Management configuration and choose
|an adaptive mode so the machine doesn't run at full-gas unless
|necessary. A mode such as this will likely lower the CPU's clock down
|to maybe 800ghz (my T23 is 1.0, so it goes down to 729ghz), as well as
|decrease the LCD's brightness and stop the HD after a certain time
|which you can specify. This way, the fan might turn on less
|frequently.
|Hope this helps.

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|FulanoDeTal <FulanoDeTal@yahoo.com> wrote:
|> Let me hop on the wagon if I may:
|>
|> I have an A31p that I run without the battery, but it appears to only
|> run at 1.2 GHz instead of the rated 1.7. Am I wrong? Does it run up
|> to max when demand demands, or is it stuck at 1.2 no matter what? I
|> hope I'm clear; sorry if not. TIA.
|
|The A31 models (as well as several other recent Thinkpads) require that BOTH
|the battery and AC be connected in order to run at their full rated speed.

Aarrgh! Well... thanks anyway.