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    P105-S9339. Noisy fan, BIOS does not save silent mode setting

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Markiz7, Mar 11, 2007.

  1. Markiz7

    Markiz7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got this laptop and the fan drives me crazy. It is kicking in 3-4 times a minute, stays on in high RPM for less then a second, then goes off.
    It happens all the times, even when I surf internet.
    I called Toshiba and of course they considered it as a normal operation.
    There is setting in the BIOS alowing switching from performance to silent mode. The problem is that the BIOS does not save change for this particular setting. My BIOS is latest version. I went to the store and I played with exactly the same display model. It did the same thing!

    Anybody can explain this phenomen to me?
    Any ideas of how to control tthis weird fan behavior?

    Thanks alot!
     
    Markiz7, Mar 11, 2007
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  2. belagana.skinwalker

    belagana.skinwalker Notebook Consultant

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    I was just about to pull the trigger on a P105-9337, too.

    Is this a typical phenomenon or what?

    No one here seems too concerened with your problem.

    I'd try posting this in the general forum.
     
    belagana.skinwalker, Mar 11, 2007
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  3. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    It's normal just like Toshiba said.
     
    Padmé, Mar 11, 2007
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  4. Markiz7

    Markiz7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it normal, BIOS not to keep saved setting?..
     
    Markiz7, Mar 11, 2007
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  5. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Sorry, I've never ventured into the world of Bios yet. Hey, that should be the name of a game, don't ya think? Sorry, my xanax just kicked in!
     
    Padmé, Mar 11, 2007
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    Pharoke Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmmmmm.......this doesn't sound right to me. I have a predecessor to this model and it saved my settings with no problem. I do however use a Spire Pacific Breeze cooler with it when gaming so the internal fan hardly ever comes on.
     
    Pharoke, Mar 12, 2007
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  7. jessi3k3

    jessi3k3 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a Toshiba P105-S9337 (exactly same model except for Windows Vista Home Premium instead of Ultimate). I havent tried but I too have this "burst mode" Toshiba thing. Every minute or so I get a burst of air then my computer is quiet. At first it was annoying but I have already adjusted to it. i'd rather have it burst a few times a minute than having it on all the time. Even when I do some intense (i mean really intense) gaming on all high settings I'm surprised at how quiet this baby runs except for those occasional bursts.
     
    jessi3k3, Mar 13, 2007
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    jessi3k3 Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok, just tried it. I was able to set my settings to silent or performance and it saved my settings. Of course I changed it back to performance since I'm always playing games on this gaming laptop.
     
    jessi3k3, Mar 13, 2007
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  9. Markiz7

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    I just got off the phone with Toshiba. It looks like Vista Ultimate overwrites BIOS setting for the thermal mode.
    Is there anything inside Vista, I could change to stop it from taking control over the BIOS?

    Thanks
     
    Markiz7, Mar 13, 2007
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  10. lukasek

    lukasek Newbie

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    Hello anybody,

    enyone help me ?

    Im Searching live foto of P105-S9339 or P105-S9337 Toshiba Laptop


    milyzg((at))go2.pl
    From Poland
     
    lukasek, Apr 15, 2007
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  11. MaxxxRacer

    MaxxxRacer Notebook Consultant

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    thats totaly normal.. just like every other laptop in the world.
     
    MaxxxRacer, Apr 17, 2007
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    Ok,
    This works for my P105-s9337.
    Go to BIOS , select thermal strategy to Silent instead of Performance.
    Donot exit and save. ( It does not work). Instead save first. then exit, then reenter BIOS during boot to verify

    Similarily adjust the settings in Control Panel.

    Uninstall MCAfee completely.

    Now fan doesnot kicks on. Even I have 3 OS running on side by side

    i.i.e Host OS = Vista Home
    Virtual PC

    Guest OS = XP Pro
    Guest OS = Win2k
     
    libran28, Apr 20, 2007
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