Hi<br><br>Following up on my problem with Ubuntu locking up my ThinkPad 
R31 yesterday. Removing the internal wireless card - an Intel 2200BG - 
resolved it. Not sure whether it was a general problem with Ubuntu and 
that card or just my card. It has been floating around in my spares box 
for a while.<br>
<br>Another thing I noticed was yesterday the fan would come on every 
ten minutes, quite forcefully. I thought it was just because I was doing
 a lot on the machine - well, I was just surfing, DropBox and Skype, 
nothing much really.<br>
<br>Today, I have heard the machine fans only twice all day. I have done
 about the same on it. I actually dont do much else ever on my laptop. <br>
<br>
I am wondering whether it is related.<br clear="all"><br>
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