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    M15x - Fan on full blast on startup.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Maxamilus, Dec 14, 2009.

  1. lastOne

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    happened to me yesterday morning
     
    lastOne, Jan 26, 2011
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  2. kaizenmx

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    This happens to mine rarely, but it goes back to normal after 1-2 minutes after start up.
     
    kaizenmx, Jan 26, 2011
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  3. pepemosca

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    Cool! Thanks!

    It happends to me just one... so far :)
     
    pepemosca, Feb 25, 2011
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    happened to mine in class was so annoying
     
    randykhmer, Feb 26, 2011
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    This used to happen all the time for me, than it went away for several months and now its happened twice in the past few days. It truly drives me crazy. There is nothing worse than being at Uni in the library or w/e and firing it up and having it sound like a harrier jet is on the desk in front of me haha brutal. I'll have to try that stealth mode trick next time.
     
    Master Schollz, Feb 26, 2011
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  6. randykhmer

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    has anyone found a true fix for this? that stealth trick didnt work for me
     
    randykhmer, Feb 28, 2011
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  7. shinob!

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    Hey guys,i know this thread is about fans on full blast at start-up,still,wondering if anyone here has ever encountered problems like fans starting & stopping randomly during normal use?
     
    shinob!, Mar 7, 2011
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  8. pepemosca

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    The answer in my case is no.
    Nothing I have noticed or take my attention.
     
    pepemosca, Mar 7, 2011
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  9. Esco

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    Same for me here,

    already called the service desk, replaced the grafics card, motherboard and fans
    but still the same issue, it blasts randomly on startup also after logon.

    After the error appears the next restart the fan blows up and goes down slowly instead of shutting off instantly like normal.

    I run the a09 bios but its happened to me also with a08 others i never tried but i don´t think so it helps....

    i also noticed i happens more often, if i shut down the system directly after gaming.
     
    Esco, May 30, 2011
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  10. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    Sometimes, and with light gaming as well. Not each time you launch an application but here and there, occasionally.

    *EDIT* This thread is dead..sorry didn't notice
     
    Steven, May 31, 2011
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  11. Matt Woller

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    Exact same thing happens to me.
     
    Matt Woller, May 31, 2011
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  12. Esco

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    seems like the m14x has the same issue like the m15x, great job dell... maybe they just took the bios from the m15x for the m14x and discontinued the m15x because they just cant repair the issue, i dont know...
     
    Esco, Jun 16, 2011
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  13. svl7

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    No, the M14x has an Award BIOS, the M15x Phoenix, anyway the BIOS is totally different in the M15x, other chipset, integrated vbios (I guess)...

    Didn't know the M14x has the same issue, but it's not a big deal imo.
     
    svl7, Jun 16, 2011
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  14. Esco

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    hmm okay.. well strange kind did you had this problem with your 6970m aswell?
     
    Esco, Jun 16, 2011
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    Don't know, the fan is on full blast all the time anyway during boot :D (Until HWiNFO64 starts and regulates them automatically)
     
    svl7, Jun 16, 2011
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  16. Esco

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    well ok :D but i hope they will release a new bios for the m15x but i´m not sure because its discontinued now...
     
    Esco, Jun 16, 2011
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  17. svl7

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    It's still available in Europe afaik, but I don't think they'll update the BIOS unless they find a very serious bug... M15x is a dying breed, that's correct.... unfortunately.
    But it's still one of the best 15.6 inch systems available imo.
     
    svl7, Jun 16, 2011
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