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    Fan noise is driving me crazy!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by kewl_bruh, Jan 31, 2007.

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    kewl_bruh Newbie

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    I have an older Clevo model (Eurocom 8790P to be exact)...with a 3.06 P4 and an ATI 9700 (I know, I know...but I'm broke right now). I'm planning to upgrade later this year but until then I need some suggestions about quieting the fans which sound like an airplane about to take off about a minute after boot up. And it doesn't stop until I shutdown. Would applying Arctic Silver help? Any other suggestions?
     
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Thanks for the link to that article! I'm going to start with the canned air option this evening---I'm sure that would help. Yeah, I'm not real hopeful about drastic cooling results on a P4 cpu...but any way to lessen the noise factor will be a welcomed difference. :)
     
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    Was it always this noisy? If not, then cleaning it as described will probably get it back to where it was originally.

    Yes, Arctic Silver 5 will also help the cooling system work more efficiently so that the fans don't have to come on as often, spin up as high, or stay on as long.
     
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