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    Fan only running during boot up

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by SCromie, Mar 10, 2016.

  1. SCromie

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    Tested and works. Thinking it might be a Win10 update issue. Using a 17r3 any tips would be great.
     
    SCromie, Mar 10, 2016
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    Try switching from standard fan profile to performance mode and back in the bios. Do the fans spin under load?
     
    rinneh, Mar 11, 2016
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    No they have not been laptop has been getting hot and I reboot to cool down, how do I change that in the Bios?
     
    SCromie, Mar 11, 2016
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    Have you been messing with the fan profiles manually? Sounds like you have turned them off. If they are running at boot up, then we know the fans are not defective and we know the motherboard is not defective.

    I would say you have turned them off.
     
    jpowell490, Mar 11, 2016
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    Do not think how I could have. I have the fans on active in power settings.
     
    SCromie, Mar 11, 2016
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    So you have never fooled with any of the HWInfo fan profiles, or any other program such as that to set your fan speed? How about the graphics card settings, like Afterburner, etc?
     
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    Used Afterburner but for the 980m I have no access for the fans. Have no idea what WHInfo is
     
    SCromie, Mar 13, 2016
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    Afterburner has that ability as well. I suspect you have overclocked the graphics card a bit much. I would restore the factory vbios, asap.
     
    jpowell490, Mar 13, 2016
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    running 1.2.8 right now have not used after burner since Only use that when i use my GA and 980ti
     
    SCromie, Mar 14, 2016
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    Bios resets dont work?
     
    rinneh, Mar 14, 2016
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    make sure u flash BIOS from bios flash, u can reach there by presing F12, after reset it should configure according to bios profile, if it still doesnt kickin inside ur windows, might be the HWinfo or someother software auto loading and changing the fan profiles, but i highly doubt that..
     
    VICKYGAMEBOY, Mar 14, 2016
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    I wouldn't highly doubt that at all. An auto program sometimes creates reg files. They can be left behind if the program is uninstalled or a number of other ways.

    If the fans run on boot, they are definitely not defective. It is a software issue, 100%.

    If all else fails, like Rinneh suggested, reload the bios AND the vbios to stock. If you do not have the stock vbios, get it from someone. I have the stock vbios for a 970m, but not for your 980m.
     
    jpowell490, Mar 15, 2016
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    i have stock bios for 980M.. i would pass if he needs.. hwinfo leaves config file, apart from that no other thing. need vbios i can help u out..
     
    VICKYGAMEBOY, Mar 15, 2016
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    Yea If you can pass the VBios I can flash I would appreciate it
     
    SCromie, Mar 17, 2016
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    give me sometime, im out of home, out of station actually, ill upload sooon..
     
    VICKYGAMEBOY, Mar 17, 2016
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