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    T420 Inconsistent Fan

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by thevidyy, Sep 16, 2012.

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    thevidyy Notebook Enthusiast

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    My T420 has an inconsistent fan. It would run for like 15 seconds and then stop for maybe 10 seconds before starting to run again, which gets pretty annoying. What is causing this, and how can I fix this? I'd like to have it as silent as possible.
     
    thevidyy, Sep 16, 2012
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    thevidyy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone know the problem?
     
    thevidyy, Sep 24, 2012
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    intel 4004 Notebook Consultant

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    My T420s has the same problem. It gets annoying in quite places. I use the Fan control software and it controls better.
     
    intel 4004, Sep 24, 2012
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    thevidyy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for responding. What fan control software are you using?
     
    thevidyy, Sep 24, 2012
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    TPFanControl
     
    AboutThreeFitty, Sep 24, 2012
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    Nevermind; I found an easier solution. I updated my BIOS on the lenovo drivers page, and it worked out fine. Fan's back to normal.
     
    thevidyy, Sep 24, 2012
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