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    Gigabyte P55W - Smart Manager fan tweak not working

    Discussion in 'Gigabyte and Aorus' started by Mr Najsman, Sep 13, 2015.

  1. Mr Najsman

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    I just got Gigabyte P55W v4 with i7-5700HQ and GTX 970M.

    I hit a snag with the fan control in Smart Manager, no matter what I do the fan stays the same. Quiet, normal or 100% is the same. Any tips how to change the fan speed? Third party software perhaps?

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    Mr Najsman, Sep 13, 2015
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    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    mine is called command and control so in all honesty that program looks way better.
     
    stamar, Sep 13, 2015
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    I´d rather have it working..
    Tried MSI afterburner but the fan slider can´t be changed.
     
    Mr Najsman, Sep 14, 2015
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    Hi, I opened a ticket with Gigabyte about this as I have the same "issue" with my P34w v3, I posted the communications in the P34 thread and may help you.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/gigabyte-p34w-v3-phantasus-owners-lounge.772517/page-71

    Unfortunately Gigabyte are pretty much useless when asked a direct question but what they say is, if the fan is set to 100% it just means that the system will "allow" 100% fan usage should the system need it but will make "smart" adjustments according to temp. It's not a manual fan control.
     
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    Thanks for the info, my search didn´t bring up that post.

    Good to know it should run at 100% when needed but it would be nice to know what fan table is being used. At what temp does it drop to 80% speed etc.
     
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    I fully agree and did ask them but they completely ignored my question so I may go back to them with a carefully worded line of questioning and see if they continue to be evasive. I'll update with whatever I find!
     
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    Glad (kinda) to see that it's not just me. I came on here for to see if this problem was just affecting me.

    When I first received my laptop it would spool up to high speed where it got loud and I could feel it moving air real nice, but lately it stays quiet and the smartmanager doesn't work for me either. Noticed fps drops since. F'ing annoying.
     
    halfchuck, Sep 25, 2015
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