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D630 - Fan always on
I have a new Latitude D630 laptop. The fan is always on. It is quiet, but I hate any noise whilst trying to think. My previous laptop was silent until the temperature switched the fan on
I asked support for advise, and they said it was fixed by BIOS. They showed me how to run a diagnostics, but there were no options that I could find to switch fan to only come on when needed.
I had a long argument with Dell over a desktop that was noisy (finally they kindly exchanded for a much quieter model).
Why is noise never mentioned in the Specifications? Does anyone have any ideas on how to switch the fan off.
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Posted March 16th, 2008 16:00
it probably won't help, using vista i noticed it works on my system. Anyway, depending on your model you could consider a fan control program. Can be risky though,...plus your system may really need that fan running the way it is
Message Edited by LFANG on 03-16-2008 12:56 PMThank you for the idea. Do you mean the Power Options in Control Panel? I could not see "Power Saver" there, but I changed to "Max Battery". This switches the hard disk/screen off quickly when not in use, but doers not seem to change the fan speed when it is in use.
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Posted March 13th, 2008 20:00
Not certain if this will help, but it's worth a try. Change your current power plan option to power saver (if you haven't already done so)