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    How to make laptop cooling fan go faster

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wrathofdeath, Nov 25, 2011.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    As the title says :) It is a Cooler Master NotePal X-Lite I got from black friday
     
    wrathofdeath, Nov 25, 2011
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  2. un4tural

    un4tural Notebook Evangelist

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    Get a new fan + power supply in there... if the fan is rated for 1k RPM it wont spin faster due to the controller.
     
    un4tural, Nov 25, 2011
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    bouddha Notebook Geek

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    true, you won't be able to go far with only the usb power and stock fan.
    buy a case fan and power it 12V externally to get more air flow.
    Or build a ghetto cooler like me :D !
     
    bouddha, Nov 25, 2011
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    MassiveOverkill Notebook Consultant

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    Buy an R3! ;)
     
    MassiveOverkill, Nov 25, 2011
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    haha. It just clicked.
     
    Hello_Moto, Nov 25, 2011
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    Well since its 1k rpm rated, what would happen if I hook it to a external power supply? And how would i do that?
     
    wrathofdeath, Nov 25, 2011
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    since it is rated at 1k rpm most likely it wont go faster than that, or just slightly + burn it up. Simply the controller used wont spin it quicker than that. Put in a new fan with external power supply or just use as is... it wont add much more cooling anyways.
     
    un4tural, Nov 26, 2011
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