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    the xps 1530 fan

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by paetrick, Feb 27, 2008.

  1. paetrick

    paetrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi , just got my xps today and i have a q about the fan , is it ment to go of when just browsing the web and chatting? Does urs ?when i ran the 3d mark test the fan was sooo loud ...are my laptop defective or does ur fans act the same?
     
    paetrick, Feb 27, 2008
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    XPS1330 Notebook Deity

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    how loud is "sooo" loud?
     
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    paetrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well on the first "level" of the fan, it's nearly not hearable, you'll hear the hdd and so on very clearly as the fan is not very load...

    But then after awhile or when surfing for example a flash based homepage... youtube?, and flipping windows fast or something, the fan will go up a "level" , where you can hear the fan very good..

    When I ran the 3d mark test I would say that the fan was on the highest level (highest RPM) it can be..

    but my "main" question is if ur fan is getting "noisy" just by doing "low performance" tasks..

    This is in "high performance mode" in the scheme btw, when on balances mode or something it takes more for the fan to go up.
     
    paetrick, Feb 27, 2008
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    You have nothing too worry about, my XPS 1530 does exactly the same. I thinks its because if you run it in performance mode then the processor speed is kept at 100% where as in balanced mode it can vary between 5% and 100% therefore it does not heat up as much and so the fan does not need to run as fast. See the following link if my explanation isnt clear:

    http://blogs.msdn.com/richardt/archive/2007/07/11/vista-power-management-cpu-frequency.aspx
     
    AndyL, Feb 27, 2008
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    paetrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok thanks mate :)
     
    paetrick, Feb 28, 2008
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    paetrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just to be sure, is there anyone else exp the same thing?

    When High Performance turned on, the fan can go on while surfing / chatting, watching youtube etc... (not in heavy use that is)

    Thanks for answers :)
     
    paetrick, Feb 28, 2008
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    paetrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    No 1530 owner wanna share some info? :(
     
    paetrick, Feb 28, 2008
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    it goes loud for a second then quiets back down.
     
    judgedee, Feb 28, 2008
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    paetrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is this on high performance or in balanced mode?

    Also: When playing games, is the fan alsmost in its highest rpm for you guys too? (that is expected tho, just asking :p)
     
    paetrick, Feb 29, 2008
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    paetrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Also have another question , is there only one fan in the xps?
     
    paetrick, Feb 29, 2008
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    my unit experiences the same, very loud fan noise once 5 mins even when i just surffing youtube,,,,
    please give me a solution
     
    petertiger918, Mar 22, 2008
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    Yes, even when just sitting here doing nothing the fan will on occasion turn on. It let's heat build up a bit and then shoves it all out with the burst of the fan it would seem.
     
    Bowlerguy92, Mar 22, 2008
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    Could be a defect not sure - I don't experience these fan problems. Some models are probably built differently, my drive doesn't make any loud sounds on power on.
     
    jb1007, Mar 22, 2008
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    same thing here, it just becomes so loud when going on the web, the fan just goes really annoying.
     
    jazzjackrabbit, Jun 18, 2008
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