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    P-7811 FX GPU fan sound = normal?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by hanime, Mar 13, 2009.

  1. hanime

    hanime Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, anybody experiencing the GPU fan blowing at random rates sometimes on your P-7811 FX? For example, upon bootup, it blows and turns off, then blows and turns off. While surfing, it does the same thing. Is this normal?
     
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  2. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Yes, sometimes at boot. When in use temperatures rise, fans come on, temperature drops, fans shut off. Repeat cycle. You can reduce the cycling a bit depending on which Power mode you use depending on surfing or watching movies on battery. Some games will put both fans on high until you quit game.
     
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    maskedformed Notebook Evangelist

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    Make sure you have updated your bios. Everyone was complaining in the first two months of the 7811 FX's release about the "pulsing" fan effect but later new bios versions were released, which also cleared up this problem.

    Check out the stickied bios thread to learn more:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=303626
     
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