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  1. Bug #751689
  2. Comment #81

Comment 81 for bug 751689

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Matthias Blaicher (blaicher) wrote : Re: ThinkPads overheat due to slow fans when on 'auto'

This might be related to this bug report:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42858

Basically this is what I'm seeing on my i7 X220 - even though the CPU reaches 97 degrees with full speed fan - it stays in turbo mode no matter what, as verified with powertop. Maybe somebody now more about thinkpad throttling in turbo mode?