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    G50vt x5 fans on high while running Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by passive101, Oct 23, 2009.

  1. passive101

    passive101 Notebook Deity

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    I have a G50vt X5 notebook with a 9800M GS video card. I am just running windows 7 ultimate and my fans are turning on high and there is a lot of hot air coming out of my vent.

    P8400 processor 2.26 2.27 ghz
    4GB RAM


    Also my webcam is upside down :confused:
     
    passive101, Oct 23, 2009
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  2. goggles

    goggles Notebook Geek

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    Have you tried installing nVidia drivers off the nVidia site and not using the basic drivers through Windows updates?

    Same with the camera get the drivers off the Asus site.
     
    goggles, Oct 23, 2009
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  3. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    You should change your name to active101.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Oct 23, 2009
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  4. Abula

    Abula Puro Chapin

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    What temps u runing at? just dl HWmonitor and check your temps, maybe something is overworking your computer.
     
    Abula, Oct 23, 2009
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  5. passive101

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    I am running the newest Nvidia drivers I just downloaded from Nvidia.com.

    My cores are running at 43C each
    9800M GS is at 74C
     
    passive101, Oct 27, 2009
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