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T60 fan always on?

Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by lagitus, Jul 20, 2006.

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I got a T60 with the T2300 Core Duo CPU and the 14,1" screen with intel graphics and am quite satisfied with it except for the fact that the fan doesn't seem to stop at all. I made a custom energy profile where the CPU was tuned down to minimum speed but still the fan keeps blowing out cool air. Is this normal? If so, is there anything I can do about it while making sure the laptop doesn't get cooked by accident?

lagitus, Jul 20, 2006

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Henry Winter Notebook Enthusiast

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I own the same machine and was pretty disappointed by that. However, there is a work-around. Just download this little programme (works perfectly on a T60) and adjust the ini file to whatever suits you.

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=153962

My ini file looks like that

Level=45 0
Level=52 1
Level=55 5
Level=57 7
Level=60 128

This should keep the fan off, most of the times. Please note, while I consider this perfectly safe and use it on my own machine it might be interfere with your warranty regulations.

Henry Winter, Jul 20, 2006

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Thanks, I'll try that if it becomes too irritating.

lagitus, Jul 21, 2006

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