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    M14xR1 loud fan on powersaving mode, unplugged!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by mittens14x, May 8, 2012.

  1. mittens14x

    mittens14x Notebook Consultant

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    normally, the fan is quiet and doesnt make any noise with 0-5% CPU usage and 27% memory and 94 processes. suddenly sometimes, the cpu usage goes up to 20-30%, loudest fan ever, but with the same 94 processes and 27% memory. all of this when unplugged. whats going on?
     
    mittens14x, May 8, 2012
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  2. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    What version of BIOS are you running?
    What are you doing when the fan is on?
     
    Voodooi, May 8, 2012
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    mittens14x Notebook Consultant

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    A05, microsoft word...
     
    mittens14x, May 9, 2012
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    Bios A08 would fix your cooling issue but you'll loose the SATA 6Gbit/s (but if you don't have any SSD sata III... no matter)
     
    Prigaar, May 9, 2012
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    edit: sorry, i have A08, and win 7 64 bit home premium
     
    mittens14x, May 9, 2012
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