Orchid XP v3 wrote:
> 
> Pretty tiny compared to the 20 W or so my laptop uses when idling.

Idling? Heck, if ACPI is trustable enough, I've managed to use ~35W max
on full load with my laptop (and somewhere around 15W while running just
SSH-over-bluetooth oslt). These babies are getting more and more
energy-efficient - and that's a good thing.

> (But then... no 3D graphics, only 1 HD, lower clock speed, etc.)

Well yeah, poor 3D, 1HD, 2x1,8GHz C2D, 15" TFT etc (the screen backlight
is one big consumer for me, to be noted).

> We discovered that if you boot into Linux while the fans are off, they
> stay off. And if they're running when Linux starts, they stay running -
> no matter how cold the machine gets. Weird, eh?

I'd guess you were having broken APM/ACPI -support to get some effect
like that. Not good, though, while it might burn your lap AND defect
your laptop.

> Once the laptop was cold, Linux installed just fine...
> 


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