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    Any way to control the fan speed on a Dell Inspiron 1300?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by exas, Mar 28, 2006.

  1. exas

    exas Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop with a Celeron M 1.4 Ghz CPU and the problem is that the fan on the noteebook keeps going on and off, first there will be silence and then a quiet buzz for a couple of seconds as the fan kicks in and then back to silence and this repeats

    I was wondering if there was anyways to be able to controll the fan so that it runs at a very quiet (near silence fan speed) all the time, rather than turning it off and then starting it up agian with the CPU gets too hot
     
    exas, Mar 28, 2006
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  2. b4204t

    b4204t Newbie

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    I think there's a software to control the fan - SpeedFan

    I will get my 1300 tomorrow, tell me more about this mobo, I want to now everything about it. :)
     
    b4204t, Mar 28, 2006
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    bstewbeav Newbie

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    must be something wrong here,.. :( ..I got a 1300 first of march and mine is as quiet as a mouse. you can't even hear the fan at all. and as cool as a cucumber 35 degrees c. i be \lieve you need to have them check it out. if the fan has ever started i can't tell by listening.
     
    bstewbeav, Mar 28, 2006
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  4. otaku

    otaku Notebook Deity

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    Try speedfan-see what your temps are and what speed your fans are running at and how often/long.

    Don't let the machien get to hot or it will die. YOu may indeed need to speak with dell and see about a fix.
     
    otaku, Mar 28, 2006
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    nyckanny Newbie

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    hi, what cpu is on your 1300? i have a 1.5 gig celeron on mine, and i have the similiar intermittent fan usage. what temperature is your cpu running most of the time. even while idle, my cpu goes over 50. did you ever fix your problem?

    thanks!
     
    nyckanny, Apr 13, 2006
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