[CS-FSLUG] noisy fan on Suse 10

[Alan Trick]

On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 18:52 -0600, Nathan T. wrote:
> On 5/2/06, Alan Trick <alantrick at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-04-29 at 18:25 -0600, Nathan T. wrote:
> > > I'll join in on this one, amazingly my fans run faster in Linux than
> > > in Windows, but the speed is still variable like it reacts to CPU
> > > temperature. I'm left to assume that the cpu runs hotter, since it's
> > > louder than in Windows, even when the computer is idle.
> >
> > I'm guessing you've probably got a cpu that can be throttled and Suse 10
> > doesn't have apm support, or at least it's not configured for power
> > saving.
> 
> A good guess, and something I haven't thought of. But I don't use
> SUSE. Right now I'm actually using Kubuntu while I wait for a public
> release of PhoeNUX. I don't know if it has to do with CPU throttling
> though because when it's completely idle for a long time it should be
> just as quiet at an un-throttled clock speed I think.
> 
> Either way, if I take my desktop with me to university I'm probably
> going to get a better cooling system for it. I've heard a few too many
> stories of computers in closed in dorm spaces cooking themselves when
> the doors were closed.
> 
> PS. How do I know the size of fan and heatsink my case and CPU take,
> preferably without opening the computer. I'm not looking for how much
> empty space is in the computer, but rather what size the parts that
> connect have to be. I'm familiar with software, but rather unexposed
> to the hardware aspect of things.

If lizards and critters arn't a problem in your country, You might want
to try to leave one of the sides of the tower open. That's probably the
most effective solution I've found.

Alan Trick