Re: ACPI issues on ThinkPad T21 + Dock

From: Stijn Hoop (stijn_at_win.tue.nl)
Date: 06/19/03

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    Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:40:07 +0200
    To: Eirik Oeverby <ltning@anduin.net>
    
    
    

    On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 09:33:41AM +0200, Eirik Oeverby wrote:
    > - When booted with ACPI enabled (docked), the machine will at some point
    > simply power itself off. I have seen people complaining about similiar
    > machines powering themselves *on* after a power-off, but in my case it's
    > the opposite. Out of nothing, with no warning (that I can see), it
    > simply powers off. It's not suspend either, or hibernation or anything.

    Just a shot in the dark, but might it be heat? Most laptops/PCs
    turn themselves off to prevent them from overheating. Maybe ACPI doesn't
    turn on the fans when docked or something like that.

    --Stijn

    -- 
    Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
    
    


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