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    WEB SURFFING = FANS kick in (~80%)

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by obc993, Aug 22, 2011.

  1. obc993

    obc993 Notebook Consultant

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    , im surfing on pages like, engadget, gizmodo, ALT1040 (spanish), just blogs fb twitter, youtube...

    basically 5+ tabs at the same time, + iTunes my temps are 48-55°C sometimes the fans start spinning!!!

    i have the cooler master u2! :s
     
    obc993, Aug 22, 2011
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    DarkFame Notebook Enthusiast

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    You should check if your nVidia card has been activated because of Flash usages on those websites.

    But my fan kick in sometimes too during web surfing. I've always assumed that's normal. Try out HWINFO64 if you want control of the fan.
     
    DarkFame, Aug 23, 2011
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    Do you use a bluetooth mouse?
     
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    obc993 Notebook Consultant

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    no but i have the bluethoot paired with my phone
     
    obc993, Aug 23, 2011
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    This. There's always the possibility that a program running in the background is turning the video card on. However, if that were the case I'd think the fans would be on all the time (because the video card was running). I would open a single browser window and go to youtube, hulu, netflix, addicting games, etc and see if I could replicate the problem.
     
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    how can i completely disable the nvidia gpu ?
     
    obc993, Aug 23, 2011
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    When I'm web surfing only or watching a movie,I turn it to "Power safe" on the battery settings,and I have 5 tabs open,even more,youtube,twitter,facebook...ect ect.....And the fans feel like there not even blowing air out,my temps are in the same range as yours,but the fans are very quiet.Then turn up a notch,but I can hear em,and the air feel very softly blown out.

    I also have my bluetooth on,and torrents open.
     
    Nomadjlc, Aug 23, 2011
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