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Piwoslaw · 12-07-09, 11:15 AM

The fan definately is louder, but it also has more on time. I'm thinking that the dust may be insulating some of the heat. Could it be that since the OS's are old, that there are some long forgotten programs running in the background? Under Linux I can see what is on and what's not, and turn whatever I want off, and even when nothing is running the fan rarely turns off. On the hand, when it does, it's more likely to do so under WinXP, which always has some processes in the background copying my data, sending it to MicroSoft and formatting my disc when done

And not everything can be turned off under WniXP. Weird. In a few months I'm planning on a new install of Fedora, so maybe then I'll see how works. Before then I'll see how hard it would be to replace the fan.

Thanks, guys

12-07-09, 11:15 AM	#4
Piwoslaw Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 961 Thanks: 188 Thanked 110 Times in 86 Posts	The fan definately is louder, but it also has more on time. I'm thinking that the dust may be insulating some of the heat. Could it be that since the OS's are old, that there are some long forgotten programs running in the background? Under Linux I can see what is on and what's not, and turn whatever I want off, and even when nothing is running the fan rarely turns off. On the hand, when it does, it's more likely to do so under WinXP, which always has some processes in the background copying my data, sending it to MicroSoft and formatting my disc when done And not everything can be turned off under WniXP. Weird. In a few months I'm planning on a new install of Fedora, so maybe then I'll see how works. Before then I'll see how hard it would be to replace the fan. Thanks, guys Last edited by Piwoslaw; 12-07-09 at 11:20 AM..