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    ASUS W7S annoying...

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by kidwithjoy, Nov 9, 2008.

  1. kidwithjoy

    kidwithjoy Newbie

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    OK here is the deal.. i have owned the asus w7s for almost a year now and the fan is driving me insane.. I've done some research on how to reduce the fan noises but still it is very loud. I have undervolted to reduce heat and fan noise but it is still pretty loud. I goto University so in lectures sometimes it gets pretty noisy and i disturb other students while taking notes..

    i really need a solution to reduce the fan noise. any suggestions or procedures that i could follow?

    thanks!
     
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    The W7S is one hot cookie :) What I suggest is, if you didn't do it already, clean the dust from your notebook! Especially since the W7S is a hot cookie, a lot of dust has probably accumulated.

    Unfortunately, if you're still under warranty you're not going to be able to do a proper cleaning, since you need to remove the heatsink to get to the radiator (at least from my glancing at the W7 disassembly images); and removing the heatsink voids the warranty. So you will need to work around that: clean the fan as far as possible with cotton swabs, and use compressed air to clean the radiator. See the cooling guide by Chaz, as well as Coriolis' ASUS-specific guide in the Info Booth. You will find a disassembly guide on the Info Booth.

    Other than that, make sure your CPU as well as GPU are downclocking properly: i.e., the CPU should use minimum multiplier when idle, and the GPU should use the "standard 2D" clocks. See my Tips and Tricks, there is an item (or a couple of items) with details about that. See also this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3367102#post3367102 for my experience with a W7S that was NOT downclocking properly its GPU. If I remember correctly an updated video driver did the trick (the ASUS one was faulty).
     
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    kidwithjoy Newbie

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    to be honest with you. im pretty dumb when it comes down to computer.. by any chance you could explain to me how to reduce the CPU and the GPU? can u send me a step by step procedure on how to downclock properly?

    thanks..
     
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  4. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Well, have you read the two relevant items in my Tips and Tricks? (link in signature)

    Items 10 and 11.
     
    E.B.E., Nov 10, 2008
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