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    about m1330 fan

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Kossel, Sep 20, 2007.

  1. Kossel

    Kossel Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm new to notebooks.. when the fan of my m1330 will run? (right upper corner) be cause i have been using it for 3 week and never notice it's runing
     
    Kossel, Sep 20, 2007
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  2. liquidplasma6

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    it will run when you play games or if it gets too hot

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    liquidplasma6, Sep 20, 2007
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  3. d94

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    mine doesnt run unless it gets to like 60c or if im gaming..otherwise its off and generally the notbooke stays around 45c pasively :eek:
     
    d94, Sep 20, 2007
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    Mine always run at except the temp is 42C and below.
     
    caocao, Sep 20, 2007
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  5. jetel

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    Are you sure? Coz mine runs (slowly, but i can hear it) even when my core temp. is 38c.
     
    jetel, Sep 20, 2007
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  6. khull

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    most of the time i hear my hd spin noise rather than the fan. thanks to heatpipe tehnology laptops are cooled by one fan these days. i used to have a HP that would sound like a jet because it had 4 fans in it.
     
    khull, Sep 20, 2007
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