I'm sure I heard someone mention you can manually crank the fans up to full on the 5720, which would of course be handy for gaming. I can't find mention of it anywhere in the manual though.....any help?
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Aha! Just found reference to it on another forum. Seems like Sager has released a new firmware for the 5720 which allows you to not only manually control the fans, but also disable the touchpad and the DJ volume controls:
http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=116386
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Albsterama Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer
Fn-F2 is the magic key to turn the fans on full.
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So I wonder if Fn+F1 disables the DJ buttons then. I'm away from my Sager right now so I'll check it later. -
In addition to the Audio DJ buttons, Fn+F1 also disables the touchpad if you have the Elantech drivers installed. I hated them because there was no way to turn the touchpad off, but then I read (I'm pretty sure either here or NBF) that you can turn it off with Fn+F1. Works like a charm...and I'm back to the Elantech drivers!
I kinda like the Audio DJ buttons, but if I need'em, I can just enable them really quickly.
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Can someone post it here. I can't jion that group with gmail.
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Is that BIOS official? I can't find any information on it other than that forum linked above. I don't like to install a BIOS update from an unknown source.
I have seen numerous references to the ability to control the fan and the touchpad functionality with the Fn-F1 and Fn-F2 key combinations and since that doesn't work on my 5720 I assume my BIOS is older than the ones being released now. -
i have been looking for info on this bios everywhere .where did it come from??
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Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator
Luke from PCT over at NBF posted it I believe, I can't seem to find the post.
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Why don't y'all email Sager and ask them about this update? I would think the guy who posted it on the other forum must have gotton it from them.....
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i still cant download it ..can some post it here please.
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Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator
A BIOS upgrade woudn't void your warranty, just be very careful when doing it.
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Well I emailed Sager last week and haven't heard anything back from them.
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Cranking up the 5720s fans
Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by KingPup, Feb 22, 2006.