TECRA A9-S9017 -- Idles too hot -- Hardware Support)

[freebsd_user at guice.ath.cx]

Your relpy below was unwarranted and not helpful.
Please stay away from this thread unless you are offering assistance 
to the issues we posted herein.

To be sure the above is directed To: Remko Lodder <remko at elvandar.org>

Thank you.

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 01:13:18PM +0200, Remko Lodder wrote:
> 
> On Mon, August 25, 2008 4:58 am, freebsd_user at guice.ath.cx wrote:
> > Continuing this thread.  See below for annotations
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 09:28:19PM -0500, Wes Morgan wrote:
> >> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, freebsd_user at guice.ath.cx wrote:
> >>
> >> >	I've been through his before with an AMD setup (desktop) and now,
> >> >here we go again using a Toshiba TECRA A9-S9017 laptop. The issue here
> >> is,
> >> >is
> >> >appears that FreeBSD is causing the motherboard and its chipset(s)
> >> >and/or CPU's to work wide open (full throttle) --disregard for APM. I'm
> >> >basing this on the amount of heat coming from this current laptop while
> >> >the laptop is idling, The heat is to the point that you can't keep the
> >> >laptop on your lap; in addition to the battery not lasting quite an
> >> hour
> >> >while idling.
> >>
> >> Try using powerd(8).
> >>
> >
> > I have done so with little improvement as far as the heat goes.  When we
> > first requested help (this thread), the role of this machine was to be a
> > freebsd desktop.  Since then we lost a mail server and have been forced to
> > use the 'subject' machine as a replacement --until whenever-- meaning it
> > is plugged in 24/7.
> >
> 
> That is a really, really sad solution. He who offered this replacement
> should reconsider his options. A Laptop running as a mailserver? WTF that
> is asking for business problems. I hope your business is insured and that
> the one that offered the solution covered his *ss..
> 
> I would never ever offer a laptop as a replacement for any server related
> solution. I can get a simple cheapdesktop with better and more
> capabilities for less money if really needed. but a laptop? :-/
> 
> 
> 
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