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    fan problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by willthepro, Feb 2, 2009.

  1. willthepro

    willthepro Notebook Geek

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    On sunday, my laptop's fans started to make really loud noises and it keeps happening every so often. It sound slike they are working overtime but the temps are only about 50-55C

    Does anyone know why this is? I dont want to oepn it up because all warranty has then been voided.

    Please help :)

    thanks
     
    willthepro, Feb 2, 2009
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  2. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    You can try to clean fans... I do that nearly every week...It is not so much each time but sure it is clean
     
    tuηay, Feb 2, 2009
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    What model is your laptop?
     
    Bog, Feb 2, 2009
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  4. willthepro

    willthepro Notebook Geek

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    Hi

    Its an Acer aspire gemstone 5930 g 2ghx dual core model
     
    willthepro, Feb 2, 2009
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  5. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    OK, I was just wondering if it was a Dell Studio 15 - that specific model seems to suffer from high failure rates of the fan controller.
     
    Bog, Feb 2, 2009
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  6. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I am pretty sure ANDY mentioned in a few old posts that you need to reflash the bios on the gemstone series in order to get the fan to run properly.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Feb 2, 2009
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  7. willthepro

    willthepro Notebook Geek

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    how do i do that please?
     
    willthepro, Feb 3, 2009
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    You need to go to Acer's website, and download another bios revision. Their should be support information on Acer's website.
    I sent a message to andy, but he hasnt responded yet. When he does, he can tell you which bios to use.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Feb 3, 2009
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  9. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Is it the Aspire 5930G?

    I think the 5930G only has one fan shared by both the CPU and GPU, so if the GPU temps are a bit high, the fan will run at a faster rpm to cool down the GPU. You can try undervolting the CPU, but I doubt it'll help much if those are the idle CPU temps. Flashing the BIOS is risky stuff, esp because I see loads of Acer users in the Acer section with bricked mobos due to bad BIOS flashes.

    You can find the latest BIOS at the Acer Euro Support site, and the instructions will be included with the BIOS release.

    You can check which BIOS version you have using CPU-Z and compare it with the latest version on the support site.
     
    Andy, Feb 3, 2009
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