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    Toshiba Portege: the fan's intermittently whirring is driving me nuts!

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by gm08, Mar 6, 2011.

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    Hi,

    The provided laptop at my new job is intermittently whirring (every second or so) and I feel I'm about to chuck it out the window.

    I don't feel I have the privileges to take it home and tinker with the insides, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to set the fan at a constant speed and save me from disgrace at work?

    Please help!

    Gm08
     
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    Hi there,

    I have fixed the problem a little; I thought I'd post an update in case anyone else had the same problem.

    There was a program called "toshiba flash cards" that was running in the background and taking up a lot of my cpu. I followed googled instructions to shut it down and the constant whirring has deceased. Now there is only a whir now and then and I think I will be able to save my job :)

    Cheers,
    Gm08
     
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