Ignoramus22620 wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:00:56 -0400, Ron Hardin <rhhardin@mindspring.com> wrote:
>> For what it's worth, my new Dell Vostro 1500 runs very hot on Ubuntu, but okay on Windows XP Home.
>> I think fan management isn't perfect yet.
>
> It probably runs hotter because Linux is more efficient at making
> computers work harder. Windows cannot get a CPU loaded like this due
> to its inefficiency. I went through this 6 years ago with an AMD CPU.
>
> This server sits on the ISP premises and I am paying a flat fee for
> power. So I do not care for "fan management", I just want the baddest
> fan to blow air as fast as it can. I hope that Linux would not
> interfere with that.
>
> i

I would have thought if something was more efficient, it would just get
the job done quicker, not run your machine hot all the time. Sounds to
me like the complete reverse is happening.

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