From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 21 19:11:31 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7311757C for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:11:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.0x20.net (mail.0x20.net [217.69.76.211]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 313FF1B65 for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:11:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from e-new.0x20.net (mail.0x20.net [IPv6:2001:aa8:fffb:1::3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.0x20.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 94FB46A651A; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:11:29 +0100 (CET) Received: from e-new.0x20.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by e-new.0x20.net (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id rBLJBT8E095012; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:11:29 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from lars@e-new.0x20.net) Received: (from lars@localhost) by e-new.0x20.net (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id rBLJBTBT093862; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:11:29 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from lars) Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:11:29 +0100 From: Lars Engels To: ito Subject: Re: loud fan pavilion ze2000 Message-ID: <20131221191128.GJ78001@e-new.0x20.net> References: <1387551635.2533.21.camel@res-cmts> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="HSQ3hISbU3Um6hch" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1387551635.2533.21.camel@res-cmts> X-Editor: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 X-Operation-System: FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE-p4 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.22 (2013-10-16) Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:11:31 -0000 --HSQ3hISbU3Um6hch Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:00:35AM -0500, ito wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I posted a question to the freebsd forums (under mobile computing) in > which I was seeking help with a old laptop (hp pavilion ze2000) because > of fan noise. The problem is not really that the fan is too loud, > although that is part of it, it is that it cycles frequently (about > every 21 sec, at average use). I seems to me now that maybe here would > be more appropriate. > I am having trouble finding information about the acpi functions in > particular. So I thought maybe I could get help here. For instance, > according to the information below, is the passive cooling set to start > at 85.0C (Celsius) which would be 185 Fahrenheit? Is this very hot to > start to cool down passively? Why is active cooling set to -1? Where > do I find the definitions of these things... like the flags? >=20 If the Notebook is older, a first measure is to clean the heatsink and fan. After I did this the last time my Thinkpad is ~ 10 =C2=B0C cooler than before. --HSQ3hISbU3Um6hch Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlK15+AACgkQKc512sD3afi75gCgufL8GYM9evyqfp9q5Y3agdXE 4IMAn0VI3JYBMvujnCxdSq7oDmUMDKYl =g2n8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HSQ3hISbU3Um6hch--