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    Fan kicking in [45-50 Celsius]

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by fotak, Nov 22, 2008.

  1. fotak

    fotak Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got an Acer TravelMate 5720 for a couple of months now, and I'm really pleased with the notebook, taking into account the not-so-good-reputation Acer has for their notebooks.
    One thing does bug me though, it's the system fan being on 75% of the time, even while the machine is idle. I've done undervolting, and it has reduced CPU temp at max load from some 83 Celsius to about 65 Celsius max which is great (the fan never passes the lowest speed setting on max load I think :) ). My idle temps have stayed the same (45-55 Celsius) because the voltage on the lowest multiplier is the lowest possible (duh! :D ). What bugs me is that the fan kicks in when the core reaches around 55-60 Celsius, and once it is down to say 45-50 Celsius it just stays on all the time and the sound can get annoying if the room is quiet. I don't fancy doing a BIOS upgrade (since I don't have the latest version installed) unless it's the only way of getting rid of the fan being on 3/4 of the time. Do these temps normally kick the fan in on other laptops? I know it varies from manufacturer to manufacturer but I'm just wodering... :eek:
     
    fotak, Nov 22, 2008
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Do the **** bios update.
     
    Ayle, Nov 22, 2008
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  3. djbbox

    djbbox Notebook Enthusiast

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    yep do that **** thing, also i had my aspire for about 3 years now and is great and strong i upgrade the hell out of it and its working better than my boddy`s brand new $2500 hp lights all over the place crap i get a vista rating of 4.0 and a 3dmarck06 of 1273 so be happy with ur acer man
     
    djbbox, Nov 23, 2008
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