CPU temperature Thinkpad R61

[Ed Greshko]

Tim wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 15:45 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote:
>   
>> I get similar behavior with my Dell laptop. The cause here is that the
>> radeon driver doesn't shut off my backlight when the lid is closed, so
>> the temperature stays fairly high -- and the CPU fan attempts to lower
>> it constantly.
>>     
>
> You have a fan-cooled backlight?
>
> Some laptops need the lid left open while running, as their lid blocks
> the airflow.  Some of those laptops deliberately make the fan run when
> the lid's shut, others of them leave it up to you to do something about
> it.
>
>   
Does this mean that CPU temperature is a hot topic?

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