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    Studio 1535 fan activity after Vista reinstall

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by markdr, Jun 15, 2009.

  1. markdr

    markdr Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi again everyone.

    I've had my Studio 15 since September now and it's been great. About a month ago I had to reinstall Vista from scratch. All seemed well but now the fan seems to be on a lot louder a lot more of the time. Before it used to really only rev up occasionally and when doing really intensive things but now it seems to do that a lot of the time and when I'm not doing anything particularly strenuous. This is with the 9-cell battery lifting it off the tabletop too.

    I'm no expert but was wondering if I'd missed a driver or bit of preinstalled software that relates to this?

    Thanks for any help you've got. :)
     
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  2. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    It is typical that over time dust and debris will form on the internals of your notebook; in particular the fan. If you are happy taking the back off your noteback, I'd suggest doing so and cleaning out the fan. I did this on my old T2330 before selling it, and holy cow could you notice a difference. Didn't even look that dirty inside either.
     
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