errandwolfe Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Thought I would start a thread to discuss all success and failures for the Compaq V5101 Laptop. This is a beautiful budget laptop with an amazing 15.4" widescreen. First specs: AMD Sempron 3300+ Mobile CPU (SSE3 supported) 768 Mb PC2700 RAM Phillips DVD/CD+RW Conexant AC-97 sound Syanptics TrackPad Broadcom 802.11 b/g wifi Realtek 8139 NIC ATI x200 SouthBrige (I think) ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 Series video Initial results: Myzar V4 PPF on 10.4.4 DVD Native install - 100% no Problems Video: stuck at 1024x768 no native resolution change no QE/CI Sound: No device found WiFi: Did not work, could be no support or could be do to switch not working Onboard LAN: Working Had to take it back to Windows, so if anyone else wants to take this a little further... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15838-compaq-v5101us-599-staples/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Boy Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I know this is an old topic, but 10.4.8 works very well with this laptop. Except for the noisy fan, which is constantly on. Anyone heard of a fix, or a way to get the fan to run only when needed? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15838-compaq-v5101us-599-staples/#findComment-353309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blurn Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I know this is an old topic, but 10.4.8 works very well with this laptop. Except for the noisy fan, which is constantly on. Anyone heard of a fix, or a way to get the fan to run only when needed? I think this is what you are looking for Mac Boy... http://paulicat.freeflux.net/blog/archive/...-under-osx.html So, in my very logical mind, I said "But the bios/mobo should be able to handle the fan on its own, it shouldn't NEED an os or driver to function!".Next logical step, find the right kext. Enter "AppleACPIThermal.kext" which is a plugin of AppleACPIFamily.kext. Removed that plugin, cleared kextcache, and VOILA!! Fan works perfectly! Temperatures have dropped to the low 40's high 30's!! I CAN USE THE LAPTOP ON MY LAP!!!! -I guess what you are going to have to do is navigate to System->Library->Extensions (in Finder) -Then look for AppleACPIPlatform.kext or AppleACPIFamily.kext (whichever you have) -Copy it to your desktop just in case you need a backup. -Right Click on it and select "Show Package Contents" -Navigate to Contents->Plugins -Right Click on AppleACPIThermal.kext and select "Move To Trash" -Type in your password if asked to authenticate... -Empty your trash. -Open Terminal and type "sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.mkext" -Enter your password. -Also type "sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache" -Reboot Report back and let me know how it goes, if it goes... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15838-compaq-v5101us-599-staples/#findComment-353311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Boy Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I ran across that page a while ago and tried it, but the fan is still always on. The only thing I did differently than sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions was sudo rm -f /System/Library/Extensions.* But I guess touching the directory causes the two files that I deleted to be rebuilt, so it is probably the same thing. Is kextcache -ke any different? I doubt that any of these threee options can make a difference. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15838-compaq-v5101us-599-staples/#findComment-353317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blurn Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I ran across that page a while ago and tried it, but the fan is still always on. The only thing I did differently than sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions was sudo rm -f /System/Library/Extensions.* But I guess touching the directory causes the two files that I deleted to be rebuilt, so it is probably the same thing. Is kextcache -ke any different? I doubt that any of these threee options can make a difference. lol Yeah, you're right about the kextcache. It doesn't make any difference. I edited my post before you replied. I don't have anymore ideas. I wish I did, but I don't have that particular laptop, and I am also running on a desktop primarily. Maybe someone else knows how to fix this. Sorry that didn't help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15838-compaq-v5101us-599-staples/#findComment-353330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Sorry, but I don't have such a problem with the fan on my laptop. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15838-compaq-v5101us-599-staples/#findComment-353469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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