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    Fan stop working :(

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Aquilitto, Sep 20, 2004.

  1. Aquilitto

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    Damn damn, just bought notebook acer 1681 WFLMi for half week, and my fan stop working after few secs i turned on the notebook...
    and after few secs in windows, there is a strange sound like emergency alarm appear near the touch pad mouse...
    like tet... tet.. tet...

    HELP HELP HELP...........
     
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    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    If it's only been a few days, I would just return it entirely. The only sound like that I know of is what happens when you hold down 5 keys at once.

    GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)* Inspiron 8600 * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo (337/242 -> 400/300) * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * Aquamark 3: 24058 * 3DMark'03: 3404 * 3DMark'01 SE: 13120
     
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  3. Aquilitto

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    ya the sound is kinda like that, but few times...
    except the fan and that sounds, my notebook work awesome ..
    the prob is overheat very soon :( :(

    Thanks for the reply ... [|)]
     
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    You really should run it by the Acer support guys first, u may not have to return it.

    GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)* Inspiron 8600 * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo (337/242 -> 400/300) * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * Aquamark 3: 24058 * 3DMark'03: 3404 * 3DMark'01 SE: 13120
     
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