Latitude E6400 Owner's Lounge, Part 2

What are your chipset and GPU temperatures?
What BIOS version are you using?
Have you tried to "reset" the fan with Fn+z?

 

In speedfan i can't check all those values can you recommend me any better software?

Bios is A19, and Fn+z doesn't seem to work.

 

Use Everest.. it's a paying software, but the trial version will do fine.
On it, go under Computer > Sensors on the side column to get fan speed, and temperature of all the sensors in your system.

 

Now 2 minutes after reboot temperatures are:
Procesor 42 °C (111 °F)
Core 0 42 °C (111 °F)
Core 1 42 °C (109 °F)
Chip 46 °C (117 °F)
GPU (Aux) 46 °C (117 °F)
DIMM 46 °C (115 °F)
Fan 2999 RPM

i've also made stress test:
http://i49.tinypic.com/2lbkdtw.png
oh, and i have to add that fan starts running just as i turn my computer on, and runs without and runs constantly.
Can you tell me did i lost my warranty when i changed the hdd?

 

Is that your system plug-in or not?

No, Dell Small business warranty will cover your system entirely even if you change your OS. However, the changed part will not be covered. For instance, if your new HDD breaks, that new HDD won't be covered by Dell, but the old one, if you still have it, is still under the Dell's warranty, even thought you removed it from the system. Well that is in Canada. The warranty might be different in your region.

 

system is pluged in.

 

So then it's normal. It's designed that way, as you have all your components going under max power, so the fan is in "Active" mode as the sytem can become hot realy fast if not cooled down properly.

 

What power profile have you set in Windows 7? High Performance will keep the CPU running fast even if there is no work to do. I used the Balanced power profile and my CPU is now up to 35C about half an hour after starting but it hasn't done any hard work except email and web browsing. I have the Intel GPU.

Changing your HDD will not affect the fan operation directly although a hot HDD will cause extra heating of the inside of the computer (and a hot left palm rest). You can check the HDD temperature using HDTune. The recent Scorio Blues are quite cool and I would expect that the HDD temperature is less than 45C. Changing the HDD will not invalidate the warranty for the rest of the system provided you used the procedure described in the service manual, but you can always reinstall the old HDD if you need warranty service.

If you haven't done so, install the Dell ControlPoint System Manager which adds some more power options.

John

 

I agree. This forum tends to be occupied by enthusiasts who are always exploring what is new.

I quite agree with you here. I reluctantly have to use XP mode with a few old applications and it is not convenient. Also, the extra RAM (within 4GB) made available by 64-bit then gets used by the virtual OS.

Legally, OEM software is tied to the computer it came with, but it probably only checks if it is being installed on a Dell computer. Is it worth checking out the latest version of Open Office as an interim solution?

John

 

The provided picture shows that his HDD is 38C, which is about the same temperature of my Hitachi HDD that come with my laptop.