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    m15x r1 cpu fan problems

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by grimreapr, Dec 11, 2010.

  1. grimreapr

    grimreapr Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey,
    Im new to this site but lately my m15x that i have had for two years has started to run the fan almost constantly if my cpu reaches anything above 40c. some of the time it will be at 30c and the fans will be running on second speed.i cleaned the fans out 3 days ago and there was no change. Should i apply new thermal paste or what. This isnt even under any strain on the cpu this is just simple internet browsing and some youtube watching.

    also i just restarted my computer and noticed that my vga mode was integrated...does this mean its not using my dedicated graphics?
    i tried hitting fn+f7 and restarting but it didnt change

    Any help would be great thanks
     
    grimreapr, Dec 11, 2010
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