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cmoconnor

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February 25th, 2006 14:00

5150 fan always running

My Inspiron 5150 has a really loud fan--it often runs in high gear even when it has no reason to (a.k.a. it will be just sitting there with the screensaver on). I had the motherboard replaced this summer (after only a year of owning the computer) but this problem occured even before then, and the fan is clean. I ran the BIOS update to A38 but that's not helping. Other suggestions? I'm still under a service contract, so I can get any repairs I need...
  • cmoconnor

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    Posted February 25th, 2006 15:00

    Oh, I should mention that my computer has 512 RAM and is completely spyware-free so it truly isn't working hard: CPU usage will be minimal yet the fan is still running top-speed.
  • Chee I5150

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    Posted February 26th, 2006 22:00

    you could try to download this utility called i8kfangui to check your temperatures. you can get it here

    http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/

    but try not to adjust the fan speed unless you know what you're doing. I stay away from adjusting the fan speed because sometimes its buggy to me.

  • Ratz

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    Posted April 4th, 2006 04:00

    Fn+Z Update Bios Temp.
    Fn-Z forces the BIOS (which controls your fans) to re-read the temperature of your computer.