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    8150 Fan turns on and off in short bursts, even while idling.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by upswimdn, Mar 24, 2011.

  1. djevoultion

    djevoultion Notebook Consultant

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    Mmm, Do you think there will be a fix in the future? The fan cycling on and off sounds annoying.

    Could someone post a youtube video of the cycling fan? So I could get some idea of how bad it is?

    Maybe I should hold off on a purchase until the issue is resolved :/
     
    djevoultion, Sep 16, 2011
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  2. Ryan

    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    Mine doesn't..

    The BIOS update fixed the fan table, and mine does not cycle..
     
    Ryan, Sep 16, 2011
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  3. steberg

    steberg Notebook Evangelist

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    Mine still does, even with Bios 1.14...
     
    steberg, Sep 16, 2011
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  4. Lauski

    Lauski Notebook Consultant

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    Mine doesn't do it with the newest bios, but you need two tricks to accomplish it I think, as it seems the idle temp is so borderline between the two fan speeds.

    I think the fan kicks up a notch when the GPU hits 38/39C, somewhere in there.

    With my ambient temp at 74F, and ICDiamond on my CPU/GPU, I don't get changing fan speeds.

    But just moving to my outside porch the other day, where it was less than 80F, but probably not by much, I did make mental note of the fans going up and down while browsing w/ Chrome.

    I think that without ICDiamond, or a good cool temperature, you might get fan cycling. If anyone else has similar temps/cycling observations, post your ambient temp you're cycling at, and whether or not you are using the stock thermal paste. Might help some buyers.
     
    Lauski, Sep 16, 2011
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  5. theo415

    theo415 Notebook Guru

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    Bump.

    Any news of a new bios/firmware to fix the cycling? It's really annoying when you just want to read some document in a quiet environment and have the fan keep spining on and off ALL THE TIME.
     
    theo415, Apr 28, 2012
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