Fan constantly running??

I received my 6700t notebook couple of days back, and I am using it on ac power constantly since now. The power plan selected is High performance. One thing that I am noticing is constant fan running noise. Is it usual for fan to run in such situation constantly??

Here is the config..
T7500, 3GB RAM, 250Gb HDD, 256MB 8400m GS, Vista Home Premium

 

You might wanna measure ur temperatures first. Download HWMonitor or Coretemp. Google it, shouldnt be too hard to find

Fans will usually run more if theres alot of CPU load which causes the Processors to heat up more.

Also what BIOS version are you running?

 

I own a dv6233se (AMD TL-50, GF 6150) notebook. HP updated the BIOS recently and changed the fan algorithms and fixed the "battery death" issue. My fan runs all the time now no matter what performance setting/temperature. It's now normal for your fan to run 100% of the time on an HP.

 

I believe the BIOS update was needed because there was an issue with the motherboard heating up and failing so HP decided to make the fan run all the time to stop this.

Go here http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c01300427#c01300427_dv62

Check your product # . If it is in there then you are entitled to a free HP Warranty Service Enhancement. They will replace the laptop with the improved version as outlined here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...7277&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

 

I downloaded HWMonitor. My CPU cores have 61 degree C, ACPI has 63 degrees C, and GPU AT 56 degrees C... Is that normal??

 

You CPU should roughly get these temps:
Idle: 39-45c
Medium Load (surfing net, chatting, listening to music): 45-55c
Heavy Load (Gaming, video encoding,CPU intensive programs):55-68
Full CPU Load (CPU Load Stress test) 69-75

Your HDD should roughly get these temps:
Idle: 38-44c
Load: 45-50

If you are getting these temps then your laptop is fine. HWMonitor also records your Peak temperatures, which is the highest temperatures reached. So play games or whatever and see how high it goes. The cooler the better

 

Those are exceptionally low if they're in Fahrenheit - you sure you don't mean Celsius?

The fan really shouldn't be running at temps like that. That means your CPU is running at like 17 C. That's way low. And if it's 61 C, then that's a little bit on the high end if you're not doing anything heavy on your computer.

Also, do you hear the HDD going a lot? My laptop gets hotter when it's doing something like running antivirus or accessing the HDD a lot.

Finally, is your laptop hot to the touch anywhere? Is hot air coming out of the vent? Do you have it on a desk or are the vents possibly being blocked (is it on a soft surface or in your lap)?

 

17 C? Is it running? lol

 

wouldn't the new systems come with updated bio's? This Bios upgrade has been out for a min.

 

Sorry they are 'C' instead of 'F'... my bad..

 

In HWMonitor, under ACPI, there is something THR1 which is having a temp of 56 C... Is that my HDD???

 

I am wondering the same thing . bump ^^

 

Yes, it is normal because you are in High Performance (which disables the cpu from throttling). This setting is normally for desktops, while Balanced would be the alternative for notebooks.

 

Hmm...
Okay, this is an informative thread. I looked at the HP links given previously and my specific laptop model (DV2000 series) IS indeed listed, but it doesn't exhibit any of the symptoms HP says is required for the servicing. I now understand why the fan runs all the time (really annoying--noisy!) as I do have the latest BIOS. I had booted into Linux to see whether it was a s/w related issue, but now I understand...

On the other hand, it DOES seem to run quite warm. CPUID Hardware Monitor shows all the temps (ACPI, both Turion processors) hovering around 80 degrees Centigrade! Doesn't that seem awfully high? I DO get the occasional bit of video break-up, but not often enough for HP to be likely to reproduce it.

I'm wondering whether I should approach them about this. My wife's DV6000 series was just serviced under the same program for the wireless failing (they replaced the motherboard) and it actually went quite smoothly.

 

yeah that temperature is too high..... 80*C

i wonder if the older BIOS let ur CPU run that hot

 

Try undervolting with RM Clock and report back your temps.

 

They won't replace the laptop, they'll replace the MB, & whatever else may need replacing but you get your case & HD back.

I know, I've sent mine in, 2X, & both times it came back w/a new MB, & this time the RAM was also replaced.

I have no issues now, all better.

 

Thanks for the suggestion, justinluck.

I've installed RMClock and, although I wasn't sure what settings to adjust on it in part because I'm having difficulty finding detailed voltage/frequency specs for my CPU (TL-56 dual Turion). So it's running with mostly default settings and the temperature has lowered to from 55 to slightly over 60 degrees C.
The hardware monitor app likewise now shows these lower temps.

Does this seem more inline with "normal" operation?

BTW, I think it sounds awfully kludgey that HP fixed the overheating problems merely by having the fan run full blast all the time.

 

Actually, this issue has now become moot. I don't know whether the heat issue is related, but it looks as though my video chip is dying so I guess I'll have to send it in for a mobo swap regardless!