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    Portege R400's Fan too Noisy...

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Shadowblitz, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. Shadowblitz

    Shadowblitz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Even when the CPU usage only 3%! =( Is there any Soft to control the fan to, for example, Quiet Mode?
     
    Shadowblitz, Nov 17, 2008
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    chronostorm Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not sure if it works on laptops, but on many desktops, speedfan is a pretty good program for throttling fanspeeds
     
    chronostorm, Nov 18, 2008
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    It may be the same very small fan as in the R500 and has to spin fast in order to do anything useful. Slowing the fan will increase the heat.

    I suggest you look into undervolting the CPU. If you can reduce the voltage then there will be less heat and less work for the fan.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Nov 19, 2008
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    Hmm, Undervolting is a good idea. But R400 already used an ULV processor, so I think I can't get any improvements (below 0.975v)...
     
    Shadowblitz, Nov 20, 2008
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    The best I could do on my R500 was to put all the voltages down to the lowest setting. That made no difference to the idle power and fan noise, but made a small reduction in the fan activity when the CPU is under load.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Nov 20, 2008
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