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    NP 8660 fan ?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by chidesd, Oct 12, 2008.

  1. chidesd

    chidesd Notebook Evangelist

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    is there anyway to set the fan speed or anything. for some reason my fan doesnt hardly ever kick on and my laptops starting to get really hot,
     
    chidesd, Oct 12, 2008
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    its automated.

    it may feel warm, but are you actually monitoring the temps?
    - use HWmonitor for all parts
    - and/or RivaTuner for GPU temps

    you can also contact Sager to ask for a Fan Toggle if you feel strongly about wanting to control the fan speed.. like in the other Clevo models.
     
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  3. chidesd

    chidesd Notebook Evangelist

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    ok looks like 1 core is 36% and the other is 40%. and my hdd is 61% and my gfx card is 46%. are these normal temps?
     
    chidesd, Oct 12, 2008
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    The hard drive is BAD. Everything else is normal.

    Invest in a laptop cooler. I use the Antec Notebook Cooler. Cheap and works wonders.
     
    Deathwinger, Oct 12, 2008
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    Gophn, Oct 12, 2008
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  6. chidesd

    chidesd Notebook Evangelist

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    i have a zelman zn 2000 at home but im at a friends house i i didnt want to bring it along. i now regret not bringing it though.
     
    chidesd, Oct 13, 2008
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  7. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    its ok

    the HDD temp is a bit on the warm side, but as long as it does not run at that temp for the whole day, then its fine.
     
    Gophn, Oct 13, 2008
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  8. chidesd

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    ok thanks.
     
    chidesd, Oct 13, 2008
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    Stop with the "the hard drive is a bit on the warm side".

    A bit on the warm side is 45-50 degrees celsius. This laptop is just ****ed up when it comes to the hard drive. Wouldn't be surprised if most died in a year.
     
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  10. chidesd

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    right. that seems help ful. beside if the hdd dies cant yeah just buy another one?
     
    chidesd, Oct 13, 2008
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  11. quatrei

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    yes you can..so ull gona buy one every year? :p and how about the data on it?
     
    quatrei, Oct 13, 2008
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  12. eleron911

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    Exactly.
    Look into the cooling sollutions that Gophn sugested...
     
    eleron911, Oct 13, 2008
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  13. Tarentum

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    Run it in silent mode if you're not gaming (or gaming with older games) and are in a warm area or without your cooler.

    And is your HDD controller in SATA mode? (And are you ever blocking fan vents?) The best fan setting I've found is the default 'Automatics' one in BIOS, which tends to only kick in when gpu or cpu get warm.
     
    Tarentum, Oct 14, 2008
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  14. eleron911

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    Advantage / disadvantage of having one fan , huh :)
     
    eleron911, Oct 14, 2008
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