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    Help me put a stop to that fan (acer)

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Morannon, Oct 22, 2005.

  1. Morannon

    Morannon Notebook Enthusiast

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    My dad just bought a new laptop. I'ts a ACER AS3003LMI AMD 3000+ 512/80 DVDRW WLAN

    We are both happy with it except that the fan is almost always running and the noise is very annoying to all near it.

    My first attempt to silence it was to simply decrease the CPU speed from 1800 mhz to 800 mhz with epowermanager. The CPU has "cool n quiet" so the voltage decreases aswell. Sadly the fan still comes on every one-minute or so and then runs for several minutes.

    My other attempt was aimed at manually decrease the fan rpm but the motherboard doesn't give a rpm signal. Can a bios upgrade fix this or is it a phisical problem?

    The final attempt which I haven’t done yet will be to undervolt the CPU at 800 mhz. Any help here would be great or if you have a better plan...
     
    Morannon, Oct 22, 2005
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Well, I believe you are stuck with that fan. AMD processors tend to run hot. If that fan didn't come on, you'd be overheating.

    Are your power settings on "Portable/Laptop"? Also, what kind of video card do you have?

    You might consider going out and getting a notebook cooling pad. Vantec makes some of the best. Whatever one you get, make sure it is aluminum. They absorb heat the best.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 22, 2005
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  3. Morannon

    Morannon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Still I can't help but think the computer can take a little more heat. There is a powerbook in the house also and that thing can run without any problems at high temps. I'ts Irretating that I can't even try it.

    I quess the only option is to go the other way and reduce heat as much as possible and let the stupid fan have it's way.

    Maybe I'll make my own cooling pad as a christmas project.
     
    Morannon, Oct 22, 2005
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