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    Does the 8600M GT have a fan?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Rodster, Apr 12, 2008.

  1. Rodster

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    I installed Riva Tuner v2.08 on my Vostro 1700 and I enabled the fans in the setup but I heard nothing even at 100%. Do they use passive cooling i.e. "heatsink" only?
     
    Rodster, Apr 12, 2008
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  2. Sir Travis D

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    i dont know
    hey that was ur 666th post
     
    Sir Travis D, Apr 12, 2008
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  3. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    No, most likely there are 1 or 2 fans that cool the cpu and gpu. I really doubt, especially in such a big laptop that there wouldn't be a fan.
     
    adinu, Apr 12, 2008
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Download I8kfangui.
    Run the software, and configure the fan control.
    You will be able to control all of the fans in your system.
    Riva Tuner does not have fan control for mobile graphics cards.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Apr 12, 2008
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  5. dondadah88

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    whats your specs i dont see them
     
    dondadah88, Apr 12, 2008
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  6. Rodster

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    Vostro 1700

    17" Trulife @ 1400x900 resolution
    T7250 2.0 GHZ
    160GB HDD 5400 RPM
    2GB 2 DIMMS DDR2 @ 667Mhz
    256MB 8600M GT nVidia Graphics
    CD/RW+DVD DL Combo Drive
     
    Rodster, Apr 12, 2008
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  7. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Yep, download i8kfangui for controlling Dell GPU fans. Rivatuner doesn't work.
     
    SmoothTofu, Apr 13, 2008
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    Im sure that it has a GPU fan. Basically all laptops do.

    Just wondering, what can I use to control my fans?
     
    ahl395, Apr 13, 2008
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    none for a HP, the fan algorithm is hard coded into the bios
     
    flipfire, Apr 13, 2008
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  10. Pai

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    8600m GT it self does not have it's own fan, what it have is a big metallic plate with a coper arm connecting it to the CPU then to a fan on the side of the laptop that cools both components.
     
    Pai, Apr 13, 2008
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  11. Rodster

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    Thanks, that sounds like the setup in the XBox 360 where both the GPU and CPU have their separate heatsinks tied via copper tubing.
     
    Rodster, Apr 13, 2008
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    Really? Oh well. Thanks
     
    ahl395, Apr 13, 2008
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    I don't believe mobile graphics cards have their own fans, do they?

    At least the recent Nvidia ones don't.
     
    crystak, Apr 13, 2008
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    Just turn up the CPU fan - both components are cooled with the same heatpipe/fan system.
     
    knightingmagic, Apr 13, 2008
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    Is there a program that's good to use?
     
    Rodster, Apr 13, 2008
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    Speedfan should work.
     
    knightingmagic, Apr 13, 2008
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    I tried it and it doesn't work unfortunately. It does show my temps but it doesn't support fans on my Dell laptop. I even enabled Dell notebook support in the options. I tried v4.33 and v4.34 beta.
     
    Rodster, Apr 13, 2008
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    Have you tried i8kfangui?

    It works on most dell laptops.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Apr 13, 2008
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    I tried it on my Inspiron 1501 and it did not work. I checked their compatibility list and the Vostro laptops were not on there so I did not install it on my Vostro 1700.
     
    Rodster, Apr 13, 2008
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    isnt there an i9kfangui for dell as well?
     
    Diablo, Apr 13, 2008
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  21. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I have heard of i9kfangui, but I think its just a hacked version of an already third party software.

    I have never physically used it.
    If you really want the program, give christian diefer an email, and if you donate something to his work, he will make it for you.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Apr 13, 2008
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  22. Pai

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    I have tested i8kfan with my Vostro 1500, which is just the 15in variant of the 1700, and i8kfan works flawlessly.
     
    Pai, Apr 14, 2008
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    i8kfangui Does not work in Vista x64 :(
     
    stevey5036, Apr 21, 2008
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