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    Help!!! I8kfan Gui Not Kicking In!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by evoMR, Nov 13, 2006.

  1. evoMR

    evoMR Notebook Guru

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    i jus d/led the lstest version of i8k, but it doesnt kick in even tho i set it for auto temp control...it only starts the fans up if i go to force to high and doesnt stop right away wen i switch back to temp control....does anybody kno wuts going on?..thanks..
     
    evoMR, Nov 13, 2006
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  2. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    enable auto start,disable hardware sensor support
     
    Iceman0124, Nov 13, 2006
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  3. theoak

    theoak Notebook Consultant

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    Just echoing Iceman's comments ...

    Under the "Temperature control" tab, make sure that the "Enable hardware sensor support" is NOT checked.
     
    theoak, Nov 13, 2006
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thanks I was going to make a post as I was having the same problem
     
    gridtalker, Nov 13, 2006
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