POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : Acer Aspire 5000 : Re: Acer Aspire 5000 Server Time
6 Sep 2024 17:22:10 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Acer Aspire 5000  
From: Darren New
Date: 8 Jan 2009 12:41:00
Message: <49663aac$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
> On the other hand, I was *also* under the impression that the cooling 
> fan is hardware-controlled. But it turns out to be software-controled. (!!)

Well, keeping it at the selected speed is hardware. Selecting what speed to 
keep it at is software. But I know what you mean.

> No matter how hot the laptop got, no fans.

Most BIOSen I've seen have a flag that says whether you want the OS or the 
BIOS to control the speed.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Why is there a chainsaw in DOOM?
   There aren't any trees on Mars.


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