From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Mon May 24 1999 - 16:38:26 EDT
Juan..
Juan Villacís wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently joined this list and am considering purchasing
> a 95497AU. I plan to run Linux on it, and have a few
> questions regarding the unit:
>
> - is there (reasonably good) hardware support for running
> Linux (e.g., video/audio/mouse drivers)? any "gotchas"?
>
some support, gotcha's depend upon WHICH linux will be running..no linux
DVD support that i know of..
yet..
> - apparently this laptop has a cooling fan; how noisy
> do people find the fan (if at all)? how hot would it
> get if one were to leave it on for, say, 24/7 (weeks
> at a time)?
>
IMO you barely know its there..
> - is the hard disk (8.1G) very noisy?
no..
> is there APM support for the laptop in Linux (e.g., to power-down
> the hard drive during idle times)?
>
not sure..IBM is supposed to be supporting Linux now or soon..
> - as for the screen quality, has anyone encountered an
> inordinate number of bad pixels? if so, what experience
> do you have in rectifying the situation with the
> reseller/manufacturer?
>
the SXGA display is phenonomal..!i've not seen more that 1 or 2 bad
pixels on a 770X i got from IBM...
generally, the pixel problem is fading away..
AND, if you get 1 bad pixel, you'll loose it in thet great display..
IBM will swap a display if the are about 20 bad pixels and in my
experience, they'll do it if there are fewer bad pixels..
> If these questions have been asked (and answered) before,
> please point me to their location. Thanks!
>
> -juan
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