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    Any changes in bios results in low Gpu fan speed.

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Monkeymadness, Sep 2, 2009.

  1. Monkeymadness

    Monkeymadness Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I recently opened a topic about my cards getting hot according to everest and suchs.
    Well I found out that what i thought was full fan speed isn't.
    I recently flashed to the new A02 bios and rebooted ran some benchmarks and the fans went faster then I had ever heard them go.
    But here is the weird part, Whenever I change fsb speed or whatever in the bios and save it the gpu fans do not throttle up to full speed anymore, even if the cards hit a 100 degrees.
    If I put the Bios back to default the fans go full blast again.
    I didnt notice this before because I overclocked the cpu the moment I got the laptop.
    Perhaps someone here has clue to what im doing wrong, I've overclocked through bios countless times on my desktops never had this kind of problem.
    Your help would be greatly appreciated.
     
    Monkeymadness, Sep 2, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    flash to a older bios then back
     
    The_Moo™, Sep 2, 2009
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  3. Monkeymadness

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    Flashed back to a00 then back, No change.
     
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i had the same issue


    some where between flashing bios and a fresh install it fixed it :)
     
    The_Moo™, Sep 2, 2009
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    Just reinstalled Vista, reflashed, Still the problem is there.
    As soon as I save my own settings in the bios my gpu fans wont speed up.

    EDIT:Scratch the above, It somehow works now :D .
    Thnx for the help Moo :D
     
    Monkeymadness, Sep 2, 2009
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