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  1. Bug #370173
  2. Comment #327

Comment 327 for bug 370173

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Chris Schanck (chris-schanck) wrote : Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

Just a data point. On my Dell D830, temps would go past 90C with the fans barely limping along under Karmic Desktop.

By accident, I tried an install of Karmic Server. NO ACPI, so no suspend/resume etc., but it works perfectly now. temps stay below 70C.

Longer story at http://designbygravity.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/how-linux-almost-drove-me-to-windows-xp/