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opensuse 12.2 64 bit on i5-2410M laptop; can't use fancontrol, sensors-detect won't find it

The fan speed increases and decreases with temperature, but it's always on (even on battery, at temperatures as low as 39ºC). Because of this I looked up how to have fan speed control under linux, ...
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Windows 7/ATI graphics: GPU fan speeds up when display goes into sleep mode

I am using Windows 7 Professional 64-bit with an ATI Radeon HD 4870 video card with latest drivers (Catalyst 12.4). In normal desktop Windows use, the fan of my video card powers down and is so quiet ...
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CHA_FAN Stoped giving power to fan

My chassis fan stopped spinning after a reinstall of Windows 7 32bit today. I did spend quite a bit of time trying to tweak power management settings, however I've reverted all to default and still I ...
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Laptop fan always on with AC, not always on with battery, despite being configured

My laptop occasionally gets somewhat hot, so I've configured my power plan in Windows 7 so that the fan should always be on whether powered by AC or battery. However the fans don't always run when ...
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HP Mini: Switching fan off in the BIOS

I have just bought a HP Mini 210. I was going though the BIOS setting and I noticed there is a option to enable FAN ON all the time. I was thinking "do I need the fan on all the time?" Would ...
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Which Linux kernel modules are related to heat, fan speed, and power management

Which Linux kernel modules are related to fan speed, temperature monitoring and power management. The goal of my question is to provide a starting point for understanding which Linux kernel modules ...
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How many watts do case fans generally use?

I'm deciding between a 500 watt PSU and a 600 watt PSU. I currently have a 460 watt PSU that powers everything but my dvd drive, spare hard drive, and 2 fans. I've determined 40 watts is enough to ...
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Powering-down USB Powered Devices on laptop sleep

I recently purchased a Targus Lap Chill Mat, which is a USB powered device, but doesn't have any interface/storage/etc function. I'd like it to power-down when my (macbook) laptop sleeps (since the ...