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    Clevo P150EM fan speed adjustment

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by eyek, Mar 30, 2013.

  1. eyek

    eyek Notebook Guru

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    Hello everyone I recently did the foil mod for my GPU and CPU fans inside my laptop and have seen a rather decent improvement.

    Been thinking though that at times when gaming or doing stress tests the fans could kick in a little earlier and stronger.

    Can I adjust this in some way?

    Take into account I am on a European Clevo p150em so I do not have that option of pressing fn+1 as this is disconnected on ours apparently.

    Any ideas and help would be great!

    Many thanks!
     
    eyek, Mar 30, 2013
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yup that option has been disconnected and it looks like only sager models can use that option.
    Meaker said it can be changed by updating the bios but i guess this will render your warranty void.
     
    MrDJ, Mar 30, 2013
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  3. eyek

    eyek Notebook Guru

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    I recently updated my BIOS to the latest version. But I guess you are talking about a sort of "hacked" bios which allows for fan control?
    Do you have any information on this? Is there somewhere I can read more into this?

    Does it not strike you guys as a little strange that they do not allow for fan control? You pay for a top end laptop and this function is not given to the consumer? Quite amazing. Then after paying such a price I also realise that to get my CPU and GPU cores running at good temps I need to apply aluminum foil to block the gaps in the poorly designed fans! Utterly amazing.
     
    eyek, Mar 30, 2013
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  4. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    You'll find a BIOS mod in my sig, that allows for FN+9 option for full fans. ;)
     
    Prema, Mar 30, 2013
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  5. eyek

    eyek Notebook Guru

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    Hello Prema many many thanks for such a wonderful BIOS! I will keep on following you up! Cheers :)
     
    eyek, Mar 30, 2013
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