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    anyone know how to use HWinfo64 on this laptop ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ashknani, Jul 18, 2016.

  1. ashknani

    ashknani Notebook Consultant

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    HWinfo64 CANT CONTROL MY GPU FAN I CANT INCREASE OR DECREASE SPEED ONLY THE CPU FAN

    and my laptop is alienware 17 no R
    880m
    4710mq
     
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    Your computer is AW17 R1 aka (M17x R5).
    Apply your desired speed.
    [​IMG]
     
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    Ok perhaps I wasnt clear enough. Im not an idiot I know how to use the app but the thing i cannot control the gpu fan onlu the cpu fan as an example I change the fan manually to 5000 but then I can only hear and feel cpu fan spinning the other fan does not do anything.. only when I play overwatch and the laptop gets to 75c then I can feel the fan spinning a little
     
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    Ok perhaps I wasnt clear enough. Im not an idiot I know how to use the app but the thing i cannot control the gpu fan onlu the cpu fan as an example I change the fan manually to 5000 but then I can only hear and feel cpu fan spinning the other fan does not do anything.. only when I play overwatch and the laptop gets to 75c then I can feel the fan spinning a little
     
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    you have to disable EC support! jeez.
     
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  6. ashknani

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    could you please tell me how ?
     
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    go into hwinfo64 settings, then click the safety tab and uncheck EC Support and click ok. EC is what's causing it.
     
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    Great Thanks !! but one more question why is the gpu fan max rpm is 3400 isnt that a little bit low ?
     
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    CPU is 0 2000 3400
    GPU is 0 3400 4600

    IIRC so that's how it is.
     
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    ok and i have ordered a new fan does that mean i wont have to use it now ? and one more question why did my laptop just shut down after 5mins of using the app ?
     
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    you can't just order any fans as there are some specific fans that will fit in the fan bays. some come from the m14x and older m17x laptops.

    i don't know why it does that it never happened to me. i can't be sure since i am no longer in possession of one.
     
    thegh0sts, Jul 19, 2016
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