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    Fan always on.

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by JollyBeans, Aug 16, 2011.

  1. JollyBeans

    JollyBeans Newbie

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    I bought a HP Probook recently and it's great but the fan never turns off and I don't do any heavy stuff on it. I was googling for a solution and I read about turning off the fan in bios but I don't know what that is. Can someone explain?
     
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  2. V_Chip

    V_Chip Be about it.

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    The BIOS is the bootup firmware directly run and stored on the motherboard.
    A simple Google search does the trick as well.
    BIOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    You can access the BIOS on bootup by depressing the button that corresponds with your model/brand. On my HP it is Esc.

    If you miss accessing the BIOS you must reboot and try again.
     
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  3. excalibur1814

    excalibur1814 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm afraid that 'that' option probably won't help with the problem. I had an 8640p for a week and a 6460b... The fans were always on even after major tweaking with ssd drive and drove me up the wall. In the end I returned the Elitebook and the Probook is on ebay.

    The 5330m with the i3 is silent.
     
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    excalibur1814 Notebook Evangelist

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    P.s. You might need to update your bios as the fan option is not included with the shipping bios. The option won't turn the fan off anyway.
     
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    xvvvz Notebook Evangelist

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    Speedfan. Google it.
     
    xvvvz, Aug 17, 2011
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