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    m17x R1: fans not activating when hot

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Omroth, Feb 13, 2011.

  1. Omroth

    Omroth Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys.

    Recently my m17x has got very very hot while playing games, but the fan doesn't activate at top speed... can anyone advise?

    Thanks,
    Ian
     
    Omroth, Feb 13, 2011
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  2. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    Can you post your specification? M17x R1/R2/R3? when you say hot, how much is hot?

    Install hwinfo32 and tell us your temperatures and fan speed. (if you are already monitoring them, tell us the reading you've got.
     
    CptXabaras, Feb 13, 2011
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  3. orionz

    orionz Notebook Consultant

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    Are you overclocking? Mine has done this when using the bios to overclock. Try removing any FSB or memory overclock settings or just returning all BIOS settings to default. Not sure why this happens but I know that it does...not all the time...but it does.
     
    orionz, Feb 13, 2011
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  4. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    If he doesn't first post his config (overclocking through bios? heck we didn't even know wich model of m17x he is talking about, wich cpu etc...), guessing like this is helpless imho
     
    CptXabaras, Feb 13, 2011
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  5. tyranus7

    tyranus7 Notebook Evangelist

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    Same problem here... But using TS or Nvidia control panel the fans work fine.
     
    tyranus7, Feb 13, 2011
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  6. ttnuagmada

    ttnuagmada Notebook Evangelist

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    It seems to only happen to me if i had my graphics cards OC'd too far, and my system hardlocked and required a reboot. if i do a proper restart after windows reloads, the problem goes away. It made me paranoid the first time it happened though, i now always monitor my temps. I freaked out when it happened the first time and my GPU's where in the high 90's
     
    ttnuagmada, Feb 14, 2011
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  7. devildoc17

    devildoc17 Notebook Evangelist

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    whats a normal temp for my m17x r1, i have a q9000 pcu and im not overclocking...........temp is reading at 57 idle
     
    devildoc17, May 20, 2011
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