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    T60-Settings for quieter fan & Harddrive

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by blammer, Dec 17, 2006.

  1. blammer

    blammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know this is all preference...and some people might not be bothered by either of these...but I am just wondering how to set my T60 so that the fan is as quiet as possible, or runs *only* when needed.

    And, is there a way to quiet my Harddrive a bit (60BG 7200rpm)?

    Thanks....
     
    blammer, Dec 17, 2006
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    There are some utilities on Hitachi's website if you have the 7k100.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 17, 2006
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    Click the green battery in the taskbar, select Launch Power Manager. Then make a custom power profile where Optimize Fan Control to is set to Balance All Parameters.
     
    marlinspike, Dec 17, 2006
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    blammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    According to the little fan level measurement, if I set it to "balance all parameters" the fan will be higher. Is this true?

    Thanks for the help by the way
     
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    blammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'll be honest, I have no idea how to figure out what brand or anything other than the FRU# which is 39T2645. I would love to know though...
     
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    yea, it confused the heck out of me too, but no, balance all parameters lowers the fan speed (I have noticed this first hand, plus while making a call to tech support with a question I asked about that and they said maximize performance means maximize cooling).
     
    marlinspike, Dec 17, 2006
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    Do check out the Hitachi feature tools, it can give you great control over the hdd characteristics as long as it's not a Seagate.
     
    iatacs19, Dec 17, 2006
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