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    Turning off Dell 1530 fan

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by davebender, Sep 17, 2008.

  1. davebender

    davebender Newbie

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    I often do audio recording for radio from the field with my 1530 - reading text off the screen, and using a sensitive external microphone placed nearby.

    Is there any way to cut off the fan (temporarily) so the noise won't bleed through?

    I think one of the previous BIOS (A7-8?) allowed the fan to shut off, depending on the power setting - but now it's on constantly, whether on battery, plugged in, high performance, power saver or Dell recommended.

    I know there's fan speed controller software out there, but I'm not sure that I want to install it because of possible BIOS conflicts/heat damage.

    Thanks,

    D1530
    Core2 Duo
    2.5 proc
    250 g hd
    4 G mem
     
    davebender, Sep 17, 2008
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  2. loman

    loman Notebook Guru

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    Haven't got my M1530 in yet but I know I8kfanGUI allowed for automatic or manual control of the fans on my Inspiron 6000. Download it here:

    http://www.diefer.de/indexe.html
     
    loman, Sep 17, 2008
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  3. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    i8kfan is updated for m1330, but not for m1530
     
    paper_wastage, Sep 17, 2008
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  4. 031247

    031247 Notebook Geek

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    open your notebook unplug it then use it quickly and then plug it back in
     
    031247, Sep 18, 2008
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