The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Alienware 17 fan control

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by adi_aw, Dec 11, 2014.

  1. adi_aw

    adi_aw Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    16
    HWinfo seems to affect only 1 fan. How to control both the fans??
     
    adi_aw, Dec 11, 2014
    #1
  2. Branzy1987

    Branzy1987 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    7
    Messages:
    384
    Likes Received:
    50
    Trophy Points:
    41
    upgrade to the last bios a14 and then it will use both fans
     
    Branzy1987, Dec 11, 2014
    #2
  3. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    Make sure to disable EC Support in HWinfo as it's not compatible with the BIOS.

    also, if you want the fans to start every time you boot the PC then go into hwinfo64.ini and at the very end of the document add:

    OpenFanCtrlMin=1

    this will open the fan control panel and minimize the window. if this window is not open (ie. you pressed the x in the top right corner) then the auto fan tables won't run.
     
    thegh0sts, Dec 11, 2014
    #3
    Ashtrix likes this.
  4. adi_aw

    adi_aw Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    16
    I have a14 bios. Only 1 fan spins up.
    I have tried with EC sensor enabled and disable. Neither one helps.
    Please help guys!

    Here is what i do.. I check "Sensors Only", then click on fan button, then set the slider to max and click on Set Manual.. After this only cpu fan spins up!
     
    adi_aw, Dec 11, 2014
    #4
  5. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    it's actually both fans using 1 profile. disable EC support and restart hwinfo it should show separate fans.
     
    thegh0sts, Dec 11, 2014
    #5
  6. adi_aw

    adi_aw Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Even with EC disabled, only 1 slider is working for fan control.
    http://i.imgur.com/4fwszCc.png

    Please help me out here. My gpu temps are reaching 92C
     
    adi_aw, Dec 11, 2014
    #6
  7. adi_aw

    adi_aw Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    16
    @thegh0sts - are you able to control both your cpu and gpu fans properly. Can you post screens of your settings?
     
    adi_aw, Dec 11, 2014
    #7
  8. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    thegh0sts, Dec 11, 2014
    #8
  9. adi_aw

    adi_aw Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Thanks man! +rep
     
    adi_aw, Dec 12, 2014
    #9
  10. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    no probs. don't forget that my fan tables aren't definitive or the best so you can use them as a base and tweak it to whatever you see fit.

    EC support locks both the CPU and GPU fans to one profile and that doesn't work so you need that disabled so you can apply separate fan tables.

    if you close the fan control window the fans will not go into auto mode and spin up or down. to make them start at boot you need to go to hwinfo64.ini and at the bottom of the file add:

    OpenFanCtrlMin=1

    this will keep the fan control window open but minimized to allow it clock up when needed.
     
    thegh0sts, Dec 12, 2014
    #10