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    m1330 loud fan

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by crapp, Nov 18, 2008.

  1. crapp

    crapp Newbie

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    hi,
    i have an m1330 with nvidia graphic card for 6 months. my laptop used to run super quiet but lately the fan is almost always on... even on idle.
    any ideas why?
     
    crapp, Nov 18, 2008
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  2. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    check if its your fan... or HD....

    same thing happened to me, totally silent, now there is always the fan like sound... i have had no resolution for it yet... even with another HD... im guessing mobo problem or something
     
    aan310, Nov 18, 2008
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  3. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Have you tried cleaning out the fan with compressed air?
     
    X2P, Nov 18, 2008
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  4. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    because you quoted me ill guess your talking to me...

    my fan isnt even running when i hear the sound, it is my HD, i have this confirmed for me... and yes, i have
    cleaned it :)

    if your talking to crapp, maybe try it :)
     
    aan310, Nov 18, 2008
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    NoteLil Notebook Consultant

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    You know, I don't want to scare you.. but the same thing happened to me. After 6 months, the fan was always on, all of the sudden, no matter what. Needless to say, in a few of days I got the dreaded vertical lines. Hopefully you'll have more luck :) My 2 cents
     
    NoteLil, Nov 18, 2008
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  6. crapp

    crapp Newbie

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    k, checked whether it is my fan of the hd. did that by cleaning the fan. and it's my hd.... i can still hear the noise, even when i've just turned the computer on and the fan isn't moving...
    any ideas?
    aan310, if the same thing happened to you and it didn't stop even when you've changed the hd, what can it be? what's the mobo problem?
     
    crapp, Nov 19, 2008
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  7. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well, crapp...
    you need to go in your bios, then find HDD acoustic mode. change it to quite. That did not help for me, but it may for you...

    The only thing i can think of is a mobo issues (hardware, not software)...

    I personally cannot contact dell about this issue, because i do not have a service tag, so if you want to do that, that would be good.


    and ill make a new thread for us :)


    NEW THREAD:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=322489
     
    aan310, Nov 19, 2008
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  8. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    go get I8kfan... check the fan speed

    mines always 3000+rpm for idle (GPU ~ 64degC).... it goes to high when GPU passes 77deg
     
    paper_wastage, Nov 19, 2008
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    for me I found the problem is the new nvidia driver causing the fan to alternate at max/min speed for no reason .



    This fixed my problem immediately:

    Go to control panel

    then system

    In the far left you should see a column labeled tasks

    click device manager

    then click display adapters

    and double click Nvidia 8400m GS

    click the tab that says driver

    then click roll back driver.

    Voi-fugging-la

    A quiet fan.
     
    parrasite, Nov 20, 2008
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  10. Paddym

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    hi, i think that worked, cause it only happened when i installed the new driver for the graphics card as well.
     
    Paddym, Nov 20, 2008
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  11. crapp

    crapp Newbie

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    cool, but i never had any new graphics card driver installed.... and the problem still remains unsolved...
     
    crapp, Nov 20, 2008
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  12. aan310

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    and you guys, its not his fan... remember?
     
    aan310, Nov 20, 2008
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  13. parrasite

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    if you have an nvidia chip and have run windows update within the past week then chances are the new driver was installed, did you give it a crack anyway?
     
    parrasite, Nov 20, 2008
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    well, we both looked, and our fans are not spinning... and we hear the sound...
     
    aan310, Nov 20, 2008
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