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    Studio Xps 16 fan doesnt run

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by mystycs, Sep 26, 2009.

  1. mystycs

    mystycs Notebook Evangelist

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    I turned on my studio xps 16 today with the underside open and realized my fan is not spinning at all, is this for anyone else? Or does the fanonly spin at certain times?
     
    mystycs, Sep 26, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The fan will only turn once the CPU, GPU, or chipset hit certain temperature thresholds. Having the fan not spin right after startup is definitely not uncommon; it'll take a while for the laptop to warm up, even if it's a fairly high-spec system.
     
    Commander Wolf, Sep 26, 2009
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    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    Having the fan not spin is, if anything a good thing. It's only bad if it isn't spinning when it's getting hot, if it isn't then you either have a faulty temperature sensor, your fan is broken or it's just not plugged in right
     
    funky monk, Sep 26, 2009
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    I always wish it doesn't spin ;)
     
    chewyeong90, Sep 26, 2009
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    fred2028 Sexy member

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    Lol what wolf said is true. This morning I turned on my laptop and it was 19 C inside.
     
    fred2028, Sep 26, 2009
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