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@@ -398,25 +398,67 @@ Temperature sensors -- /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal
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Most ThinkPads include six or more separate temperature sensors but
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only expose the CPU temperature through the standard ACPI methods.
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-This feature shows readings from up to eight different sensors. Some
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-readings may not be valid, e.g. may show large negative values. For
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-example, on the X40, a typical output may be:
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+This feature shows readings from up to eight different sensors on older
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+ThinkPads, and it has experimental support for up to sixteen different
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+sensors on newer ThinkPads. Readings from sensors that are not available
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+return -128.
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+No commands can be written to this file.
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+
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+EXPERIMENTAL: The 16-sensors feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the
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+implementation directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as
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+expected. USE WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
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+experimental=1 parameter when loading the module. When EXPERIMENTAL
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+mode is enabled, reading the first 8 sensors on newer ThinkPads will
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+also use an new experimental thermal sensor access mode.
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+
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+For example, on the X40, a typical output may be:
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temperatures: 42 42 45 41 36 -128 33 -128
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-Thomas Gruber took his R51 apart and traced all six active sensors in
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-his laptop (the location of sensors may vary on other models):
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+EXPERIMENTAL: On the T43/p, a typical output may be:
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+temperatures: 48 48 36 52 38 -128 31 -128 48 52 48 -128 -128 -128 -128 -128
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+
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+The mapping of thermal sensors to physical locations varies depending on
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+system-board model (and thus, on ThinkPad model).
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+
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+http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors is a public wiki page that
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+tries to track down these locations for various models.
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+
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+Most (newer?) models seem to follow this pattern:
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1: CPU
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-2: Mini PCI Module
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-3: HDD
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+2: (depends on model)
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+3: (depends on model)
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4: GPU
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-5: Battery
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-6: N/A
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-7: Battery
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-8: N/A
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+5: Main battery: main sensor
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+6: Bay battery: main sensor
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+7: Main battery: secondary sensor
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+8: Bay battery: secondary sensor
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+9-15: (depends on model)
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+
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+For the R51 (source: Thomas Gruber):
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+2: Mini-PCI
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+3: Internal HDD
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+
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+For the T43, T43/p (source: Shmidoax/Thinkwiki.org)
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+http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_T43.2C_T43p
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+2: System board, left side (near PCMCIA slot), reported as HDAPS temp
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+3: PCMCIA slot
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+9: MCH (northbridge) to DRAM Bus
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+10: ICH (southbridge), under Mini-PCI card, under touchpad
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+11: Power regulator, underside of system board, below F2 key
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+
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+The A31 has a very atypical layout for the thermal sensors
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+(source: Milos Popovic, http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thermal_Sensors#ThinkPad_A31)
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+1: CPU
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+2: Main Battery: main sensor
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+3: Power Converter
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+4: Bay Battery: main sensor
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+5: MCH (northbridge)
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+6: PCMCIA/ambient
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+7: Main Battery: secondary sensor
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+8: Bay Battery: secondary sensor
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-No commands can be written to this file.
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EXPERIMENTAL: Embedded controller register dump -- /proc/acpi/ibm/ecdump
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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@@ -529,27 +571,57 @@ directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE
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WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
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experimental=1 parameter when loading the module.
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-This feature attempts to show the current fan speed. The speed is read
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-directly from the hardware registers of the embedded controller. This
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-is known to work on later R, T and X series ThinkPads but may show a
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-bogus value on other models.
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+This feature attempts to show the current fan speed, control mode and
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+other fan data that might be available. The speed is read directly
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+from the hardware registers of the embedded controller. This is known
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+to work on later R, T and X series ThinkPads but may show a bogus
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+value on other models.
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+
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+Most ThinkPad fans work in "levels". Level 0 stops the fan. The higher
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+the level, the higher the fan speed, although adjacent levels often map
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+to the same fan speed. 7 is the highest level, where the fan reaches
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+the maximum recommended speed. Level "auto" means the EC changes the
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+fan level according to some internal algorithm, usually based on
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+readings from the thermal sensors. Level "disengaged" means the EC
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+disables the speed-locked closed-loop fan control, and drives the fan as
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+fast as it can go, which might exceed hardware limits, so use this level
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+with caution.
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+
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+The fan usually ramps up or down slowly from one speed to another,
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+and it is normal for the EC to take several seconds to react to fan
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+commands.
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The fan may be enabled or disabled with the following commands:
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echo enable >/proc/acpi/ibm/fan
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echo disable >/proc/acpi/ibm/fan
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+Placing a fan on level 0 is the same as disabling it. Enabling a fan
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+will try to place it in a safe level if it is too slow or disabled.
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+
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WARNING WARNING WARNING: do not leave the fan disabled unless you are
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-monitoring the temperature sensor readings and you are ready to enable
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-it if necessary to avoid overheating.
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+monitoring all of the temperature sensor readings and you are ready to
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+enable it if necessary to avoid overheating.
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-The fan only runs if it's enabled *and* the various temperature
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-sensors which control it read high enough. On the X40, this seems to
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-depend on the CPU and HDD temperatures. Specifically, the fan is
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-turned on when either the CPU temperature climbs to 56 degrees or the
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-HDD temperature climbs to 46 degrees. The fan is turned off when the
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-CPU temperature drops to 49 degrees and the HDD temperature drops to
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-41 degrees. These thresholds cannot currently be controlled.
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+An enabled fan in level "auto" may stop spinning if the EC decides the
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+ThinkPad is cool enough and doesn't need the extra airflow. This is
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+normal, and the EC will spin the fan up if the varios thermal readings
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+rise too much.
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+
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+On the X40, this seems to depend on the CPU and HDD temperatures.
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+Specifically, the fan is turned on when either the CPU temperature
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+climbs to 56 degrees or the HDD temperature climbs to 46 degrees. The
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+fan is turned off when the CPU temperature drops to 49 degrees and the
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+HDD temperature drops to 41 degrees. These thresholds cannot
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+currently be controlled.
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+
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+The fan level can be controlled with the command:
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+
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+ echo 'level <level>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal
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+
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+Where <level> is an integer from 0 to 7, or one of the words "auto"
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+or "disengaged" (without the quotes). Not all ThinkPads support the
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+"auto" and "disengaged" levels.
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On the X31 and X40 (and ONLY on those models), the fan speed can be
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controlled to a certain degree. Once the fan is running, it can be
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@@ -562,12 +634,9 @@ about 3700 to about 7350. Values outside this range either do not have
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any effect or the fan speed eventually settles somewhere in that
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range. The fan cannot be stopped or started with this command.
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-On the 570, temperature readings are not available through this
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-feature and the fan control works a little differently. The fan speed
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-is reported in levels from 0 (off) to 7 (max) and can be controlled
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-with the following command:
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-
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- echo 'level <level>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal
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+The ThinkPad's ACPI DSDT code will reprogram the fan on its own when
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+certain conditions are met. It will override any fan programming done
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+through ibm-acpi.
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EXPERIMENTAL: WAN -- /proc/acpi/ibm/wan
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---------------------------------------
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modprobe ibm_acpi hotkey=enable,0xffff video=auto_disable
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+The ibm-acpi kernel driver can be programmed to revert the fan level
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+to a safe setting if userspace does not issue one of the fan commands:
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+"enable", "disable", "level" or "watchdog" within a configurable
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+ammount of time. To do this, use the "watchdog" command.
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+
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+ echo 'watchdog <interval>' > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
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+
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+Interval is the ammount of time in seconds to wait for one of the
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+above mentioned fan commands before reseting the fan level to a safe
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+one. If set to zero, the watchdog is disabled (default). When the
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+watchdog timer runs out, it does the exact equivalent of the "enable"
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+fan command.
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+
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+Note that the watchdog timer stops after it enables the fan. It will
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+be rearmed again automatically (using the same interval) when one of
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+the above mentioned fan commands is received. The fan watchdog is,
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+therefore, not suitable to protect against fan mode changes made
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+through means other than the "enable", "disable", and "level" fan
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+commands.
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+
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Example Configuration
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