Does anyone know how to turn up the speed of the internal fan in a laptop? Lately my laptop has been overheating if it has been on for too long, and automatically shutting down.
You may want to replace the fan or get better ventilation somehow (ie - don't place the laptop on bedsheets or something).
I only know of noe fan control utility and I used it on a Dell laptop years ago (I think it was geard towards Dell laptops as well). Let me know if you want me to dig up the link.
My laptop is a Dell, one of the Inspiron 5100 series. It's currently on my desk, and I put it on stands because the fan is placed on the bottom of the computer... grrr. Yet it still overheats. I have to place a big fan beside my computer pointed at the keyboard to keep it cool. I took it outside and vaccuumed out all of the dust inside the fan, but that didn't seem to help at all. Thanks for the programs guys, I'll try them out to see if they work! And Versello, I'd appreciate if you could find that link, my laptop is just reaching it's second birthday, so maybe that control utility will help. Thanks a lot!
And Versello, I'd appreciate if you could find that link, my laptop is just reaching it's second birthday, so maybe that control utility will help. Thanks a lot!
Hey!!! thanks a lot, this (Dell Inspiron 8x00 fan control utility) works with my computer! Thanks anyway, Versello, but I don't think I'll need that utility now. Hmm, now I can see my computer temperature... it floats around 60C for the CPU and 45C for the HD. Are those high for a laptop? It's now blasting out hot air from the fan all the time and it only drops down to 55C CPU and 43C HD temps.
-Spoonman
Edit: A question about this program though.... I only have one fan, so every time it switches between fast/slow fan speeds, and error message comes up saying "Can't change speed for second fan". Is there any way that I can shut off the second fan option, or even just not recieve these error messages?
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not sure if the lapper is supported.
what model laptop?
I only know of noe fan control utility and I used it on a Dell laptop years ago (I think it was geard towards Dell laptops as well). Let me know if you want me to dig up the link.
http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html
-Spoonman
http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html
http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html
http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html
http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html
Hey!!! thanks a lot, this (Dell Inspiron 8x00 fan control utility) works with my computer! Thanks anyway, Versello, but I don't think I'll need that utility now. Hmm, now I can see my computer temperature... it floats around 60C for the CPU and 45C for the HD. Are those high for a laptop? It's now blasting out hot air from the fan all the time and it only drops down to 55C CPU and 43C HD temps.
-Spoonman
Edit: A question about this program though.... I only have one fan, so every time it switches between fast/slow fan speeds, and error message comes up saying "Can't change speed for second fan". Is there any way that I can shut off the second fan option, or even just not recieve these error messages?