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    vostro 1500's left fan always at high speed

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by leungdarren, Nov 30, 2007.

  1. leungdarren

    leungdarren Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all!

    its nearly been a month since using my vostro 1500, one thing i have noticed thats different to before is that the top left vent of the notebook (on the side next to headphone jack), the fan inside is always at high speed. it used to be so quite. It is at high speed when im only surfing with firefox and using msn. :confused:
     
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    Check your CPU temps with speedfan. You can also control how fast and often your fan runs with that program
     
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    how warm is your house where the laptop is?
     
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    wow.. your temps are awesome! Most people will have their CPU temps in the 40-50s range. I guess your fans really doing their job!
     
    David, Dec 1, 2007
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