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    Clevo M721sr fan constantly on

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tacka, Feb 3, 2012.

  1. tacka

    tacka Notebook Enthusiast

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    I purchased my laptop recently and the fan kicks in after a few minutes and is constantly on that it drains the battery out on full charge in 45 mins

    Even running on mains the fan is on, I have tried changing the power setting in control panel but to no avail

    Was thinking of updating the bios but cant find a bios update for this model

    any help appreciated guys
     
    tacka, Feb 3, 2012
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    alucasa Notebook Evangelist

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    Fans on always once powered on.

    Maybe, you meant that the fans are on full speed?
     
    alucasa, Feb 3, 2012
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    tacka Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes thats it am running windows 7 sp1 is there anyway to slow them down?
     
    tacka, Feb 3, 2012
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    sha7bot Company Representative

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    If the fan is running at full speed when you first enter windows, it would be a safe bet that it was a software problem.

    It sounds like, however, that it's spooling up after the computer is on for a few minutes which means the CPU temps are getting a little high.

    If this is the case you may need to repaste your CPU.

    As far as I can tell, you're using integrated graphics. That means your video card, or lack thereof, is not the problem.

    Give us more details on exactly when the fan spools up. (The moment you press the power button, or when the windows logo appears, or when you've run the computer for a while.)
     
    sha7bot, Feb 3, 2012
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    tacka Notebook Enthusiast

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    The fan kicks in after a few minutes when windows has booted up completely, i'll try repasting the gpu

    I used speedfan to monitor the temp and its showing 53c with a flame showing next to it indicating its hot.

    Will see if the paste settles the temp
     
    tacka, Feb 3, 2012
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    tacka Notebook Enthusiast

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    I repasted the GPU and its now showing the cpu around 50c a few degrees less, however the fan is still not turning off
     
    tacka, Feb 4, 2012
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    tacka Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had the motherboard replaced and its still running full speed with the fans on
     
    tacka, Mar 16, 2012
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    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    What is your ambient temp? 50C is pretty high.. What is your CPU usage?

    Your fans are constantly on because your temp is so high.. Have you cleaned out your fan and vents? Where are you using your laptop at (setting it on a table, bed, lap, etc)?
     
    hizzaah, Mar 16, 2012
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    tacka Notebook Enthusiast

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    its literally a brand new laptop I have opened it up and repasted the GPU which hasnt really helped, there is a 'M' button on the laptop to put the fans on silent mode but its still draining the battery out in under an hour

    I use the laptop on a desk so theres plenty of air circulating at the moment saying that the temp has come down to 45C I've only managed to use it for browsing and nothing heavy on the CPU

    Thinking of getting the battery replaced I cant think of anything else
     
    tacka, Mar 17, 2012
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