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    Fan Question

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Lucanesti, Jun 18, 2008.

  1. Lucanesti

    Lucanesti Notebook Deity

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    This is my first post since switching to XP.

    I noticed switching the laptop over and looking at the Service Tag that the fan is not spinning at all. Is this normal? Shouldnt it be spinning some?

    What could I have done or not done which is preventing the fan from spinning?
     
    Lucanesti, Jun 18, 2008
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  2. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Look at the temps.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 18, 2008
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  3. Lucanesti

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    GPU Idles at 65-70. Peaks at 94c after 20 minutes of playing WoW. The fan kicked on finally. Why are my temps so high with no overclocking?
     
    Lucanesti, Jun 18, 2008
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    Good question. Maybe the fan is not working properly, it should kick in much faster. Call Dell asap.
     
    eleron911, Jun 19, 2008
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    There may be a GPU fan temperature setting in the BIOS, and the fan will only come on when the GPU reaches that temp?

    But the fan should certainly kick in long before the GPU reaches 94°c!
    And I'd have expected you to see the same problem under Vista?

    It might be worth contacting Dell, and asking if there are fan temperature settings in the BIOS, and how you go about changing them?
    If that's not the reason, it could simply be a faulty fan, in which case ask for a replacement?
    If the laptop is still under warranty, they may send a technician out to replace it for you?
     
    TheRealFireblade, Jun 20, 2008
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    I agree with eleron911. Call Dell and let them fix this for you. I doubt BIOS settings have anything to do with this, since by default the fan should start spinning prior to GPU reaching such a high temperature (for instance on my m1530, when idling, the fan starts spinning slowly after the CPU reaches 45C and stops after it reaches ~35C, while the GPU stays at 60C-65C and when gaming it comes on within a minute or so).
     
    tdf, Jun 20, 2008
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