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    P151EM/P150EM - I found another way to trigger max fans!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Darkshado, Jul 18, 2012.

  1. Darkshado

    Darkshado Notebook Consultant

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    By accident too.

    Go here: AMI | American Megatrends Inc. : AMIBIOS Support

    Download AFUWIN.

    Extract the files and open amiflash\Aptio\AFUWIN\64\afuwin64\afuwingui.exe (or the equivalent 32 bit file if needed, didn't test it though.)

    Click OK. Listen to the power! Let the program sit there.

    Click Exit once you're done.
     
    Darkshado, Jul 18, 2012
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  2. jaug1337

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    Hmm that's actually very smart. Nice find
     
    jaug1337, Jul 18, 2012
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  3. MeNtAl_DaRkNeSs

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    Great find! Thanks :D

    EDIT: Although the finding is great after a while my laptop hanged... I had to take off the battery in order to recover it. Not pleasant :S
     
    MeNtAl_DaRkNeSs, Jul 18, 2012
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    isrnick Notebook Consultant

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    Hmmm. I don't get it, why the necessity of a second way to trigger max fans? Isn't Fn + 1 enough?
     
    isrnick, Jul 18, 2012
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    Fn + 1 doesn't work on all laptops for some reason.
     
    gkrules, Jul 18, 2012
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    Really? That is odd... Aren't people just mixing up the combination "Fn + 1" with "Fn + F1" and only saying that it doesn't work because they are using the wrong combination, or something?
     
    isrnick, Jul 18, 2012
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    No for most people with the EM series FN+1 has been disabled, and their really is no possible way to re enable it.
     
    DVCal, Jul 18, 2012
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    Works but ultimately locks up the computer,only solution is to take battery off.I really wish that FN+1 worked for me.
     
    Aedelric, Jul 18, 2012
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  9. isrnick

    isrnick Notebook Consultant

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    Wow. Guess I was lucky then. The Fn + 1 is working fine in my Sager NP9130 (Clevo P151EM1).

    Why is this issue happening to some of the notebooks and not for others? Something related to the version of the BIOS?
     
    isrnick, Jul 19, 2012
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    Aedelric Notebook Guru

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    Solution works but is not useful as while that thing is open,you cannot launch any programs and existing ones give not responding error.
     
    Aedelric, Jul 19, 2012
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  11. gkrules

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    mythlogic did a great job explaining.

     
    gkrules, Jul 19, 2012
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  12. isrnick

    isrnick Notebook Consultant

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    Oh, now I get it, thanks.

    Yeah, people tend to abuse these things, while it should be more of a in case of emergency thing... But it can be very useful, I would rather have they include it than not have the option to quickly cool down my notebook when I really need it...

    Edit: Isn't it possible to solve this problem just by putting the EC firmware used by Sager and Eurocom in the notebooks retailed by these other companies?
     
    isrnick, Jul 19, 2012
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  13. iaTa

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    Yes and some people have already done that in the BIOS thread.
     
    iaTa, Jul 19, 2012
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  14. Darkshado

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    To quote Sheldon Cooper: "Drat!"

    I have to admit I did not test it for very long at the time and may have rushed to post...

    For what its worth, I have an Eurocom P151EM and the FN+1 function doesn't work for me.
     
    Darkshado, Jul 19, 2012
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    Well at least it was a good idea. :p ALMOST worked. lol
     
    trayeberle, Jul 19, 2012
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    I have a sager 9150 with fn + 1. Just update your EC/BIOS
     
    flyingnugget, Jul 19, 2012
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  17. HTWingNut

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    Where did you get your EC from? Like an idiot I didn't back mine up that had Fn+1 now I don't have it. :(
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 24, 2012
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