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    T61 fan is not on

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ducati, Sep 6, 2008.

  1. ducati

    ducati Notebook Guru

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    i don;t feel like the fan is running at all, do u think there is a setting that i might have played with that disableed it? anythoughts? and how could i turn it on?
    thanks,
     
    ducati, Sep 6, 2008
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    T61W2008 Notebook Geek

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    it got be on, otherwise you won't be able to type here. it just shows how quite it is. No, production (compared to diy desktops) laptops dpn't have to option to turn off the fan.
     
    T61W2008, Sep 6, 2008
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    check CPU temp through BIOS
     
    keltix, Sep 6, 2008
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    iam just surfing the net now and the temp is at 54, its sitting on my lap and it kinda feels hot.
    i have one of those temp monitoring softwares and that;s how iam getting that 54 # , but how would i be able to get it from the bios?
    Thanks, and i appreciate ur comments.
     
    ducati, Sep 7, 2008
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    54 is not bad, I bet if you put it on a hard surface it would be lower.
     
    T61W2008, Sep 7, 2008
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