On 18/08/07, David Krings <ramons@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > Alright, I'm stumped. How does one configure a FC6 system (running > > KDE) to automatically shutdown if the CPU temp goes to high? > > > > I've just replaced the faulty fan on an AMD with a good Intel fan, but > > it does not sit well and it is liable to get stuck on the heatsink. > > I'd like the machine to shutdown rather than cook itself, as it did > > when the original fan went belly-up. I actually smelled it: that's how > > I knew something was wrong. The BIOS said it was at 108 degrees > > celsius! (AMD Duron 1.3 GHz). > > Isn't there anything in the BIOS that will shut down the system? I > agree, having Linux do it is way more graceful, but software is easier > to replace than hardware (can't backup a CPU to tape or disk). > No, nothing in the BIOS that will shut down the system for temp. The best that I could find (and the only thing ACPI related) was disk suspension on input timeout. Very basic BIOS. Dotan Cohen http://lyricslist.com/ http://what-is-what.com/
