Darren New wrote:
> 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.

I guess I just *assumed* that a safety-critical feature like "don't burn 
down my house" would be hard-wired into the device. You know, like how 
your boiler turns off when the house is warm, without needing any 
software. Apparently not...

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