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    Fan on full on start up

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by dovy, Oct 20, 2013.

  1. dovy

    dovy Notebook Consultant

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    hey all,

    anyone else has this problem? in boot up or when awakening from hibernation, gpu fan goes mental for like 10 mins. after that it goes back to normal. i read somewhere that was supposed to be fixed in A09, but thats what i have, and i still have this problem


    thanks
     
    dovy, Oct 20, 2013
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  2. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Yup I have it occasionally. I always load up Hwinfo and force fan back to normal once I have booted up. Simply load the program select a fan speed on the gpu and apply. Then quit the program. This takes the fan back to normal system operation speeds.
     
    King of Interns, Oct 20, 2013
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    This would be the best way to get rid of it. It's because the 670 is not a verified card for that PC, therefore the BIOS and drivers may cause issues with it.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 22, 2013
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  4. dovy

    dovy Notebook Consultant

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    i used to get same with 260m
     
    dovy, Oct 22, 2013
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  5. Dret

    Dret Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's the same for me, also running a 260m. I have resorted to immediately turning the computer off again when I notice the high fan speed on the BIOS screen.
     
    Dret, Jan 3, 2014
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  6. King of Interns

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    Turning it off immediately works 99% of time in bios but it is unnecessary. You can just as quickly load hwinfo once you have booted into windows and reset the fans and the system will set the fans back to normal speeds.
     
    King of Interns, Jan 3, 2014
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  7. Dret

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    It certainly seems more elegant :)
     
    Dret, Jan 3, 2014
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  8. King of Interns

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    Or wait 5-10 mins for the fans to return to normal speeds by themselves!
     
    King of Interns, Jan 5, 2014
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  9. djboz

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    I have this as well, A09 Bios. It doesn't seem to be the GPU causing it, as had it with my old AMD 5850 and still have it now with an NVidia 770m.

    I find if I run any application / game that causes a change of temperature then they then settle down to normal (or I just leave it 5-10 minutes!).

    Like many, just an annoyance...
     
    djboz, Jan 6, 2014
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  10. Velislide

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    I recently bought a m15x r2, A09 bios. Fans sound like they are constantly on high, no change ever, even gaming. VERY cool temps tho!
     
    Velislide, Jan 11, 2014
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