ASUS N71JQ Owners Lounge

[Mr. Biggles]

OK

Here's a solution I just figured out.

- Go into your Power Options in control panel
- Change advanced power settings
- Scroll down to 'ATI graphics settings'
- Under ATI Power Play Settings for 'Plugged in' change to 'maximize battery life'
- Hit apply

FAN IS NOW Normal.

How this effects performance is unknown.

Weird!

I also posted this at Asus forum.

[superjojo]

OK

Here's a solution I just figured out.

- Go into your Power Options in control panel
- Change advanced power settings
- Scroll down to 'ATI graphics settings'
- Under ATI Power Play Settings for 'Plugged in' change to 'maximize battery life'
- Hit apply

FAN IS NOW Normal.

How this effects performance is unknown.

Weird!

I also posted this at Asus forum.

I wouldn't recommend doing this as it will lower your GPU and Vram clocks to 300mhz! (down from 650mhz gpu, 800mhz ram).

You can't play games with those clocks!

[Mr. Biggles]

I wouldn't recommend doing this as it will lower your GPU and Vram clocks to 300mhz! (down from 650mhz gpu, 800mhz ram).

You can't play games with those clocks!

I figured under those circumstances that I would revert back to 'maximize performance' mode. It's the everyday computing when in a silent room to not have to listen to the constant fan speed cycling.

Basically a workaround till someone figures out a fix.

[John_WA]

I'm still thinking about ordering this model but wonder about the cycling fan problem. I've followed this issue here and on the Asus forum and it seems like quite a few of you have been experiencing this for some time now and several have contacted Asus. One would have thought that Asus would have addressed it by now.

[wastingpenguins]

I'm still thinking about ordering this model but wonder about the cycling fan problem. I've followed this issue here and on the Asus forum and it seems like quite a few of you have been experiencing this for some time now and several have contacted Asus. One would have thought that Asus would have addressed it by now.

Yeah. I sat on the phone with Asus tech support for an hour trouble shooting this problem and they flat out told me that it wasn't normal and shouldn't be happening. Even wanted me to send the computer in for a week for repair, which I'm not going to do, cuz I need a computer for work and it seems that this problem plagues so many people. I am having Amazon send me a replacement unit, which will be here later this week, so we'll see how that one is.

[.Michael]

Hey Guys

Quick question....I know this is a 17" laptop but mobility-wise (inside the house), is it pretty much too much of a doorweight to carry around?

My wife has been using my 15" HP business laptop (from work) and grown accustomed to the weight/size and now I'm not sure if the N71 will be a huge change as far as mobility is concerned.

Thanks

I came from a 15.6" Toshiba Satellite (L305D-S5934), and this doesn't feel much heavier or bulky to me.
My better half likes my old Toshiba for it's portability, but has no problem using my N71JQ around the house, and she's a small-framed person.

I doubt your wife will have an issue with the size and weight of this notebook.

I'm still thinking about ordering this model but wonder about the cycling fan problem. I've followed this issue here and on the Asus forum and it seems like quite a few of you have been experiencing this for some time now and several have contacted Asus. One would have thought that Asus would have addressed it by now.

I see no issue with the fan, and I'm on my second N71JQ (my first was returned to Amazon, because they sent me an open-box N71JQ). I've also played around with my friend's N71JQ and one from a local reseller before purchasing mine from him. None experienced this "fan issue".

If you ask me, people are over-analyzing the "problem" and, quite possibly, aren't used to the cooling solutions provided by such powerful notebooks.

I could be wrong, but I've seen this kind of thing before.. and it would explain why Asus hasn't addressed the issue - since they seem like a very hands-on company.

[DaveSwan]

Hi All,

I just got a N71JQ and found this forum from the Asus Forum.

I personally believe that the fan cycling issue is normal operation as stated above. My old Sager did the same thing, but it was much louder with a anoying whine. Do not get me wrong I would like it better if it were slient, but that is an unrealistic expectation. It is not hard to guss that the fan is thermal controlled and is not variable speed. It would be better if it could run at half or three quaters speed, but it really is not that load for a maching with this kind of power.

On a different note; I saw a post earlier in this thread that talked about RAID. I do not see any BIOS settings for that. Am I missing something?

Thanks for any further info and I will keep reading.

Dave

[John_WA]

Hi All,

On a different note; I saw a post earlier in this thread that talked about RAID. I do not see any BIOS settings for that. Am I missing something?

Dave

I asked about this and was told that none of the Asus notebook models support RAID any more and that in fact they have removed the RAID controller from the motherboard.

[DaveSwan]

I asked about this and was told that none of the Asus notebook models support RAID any more and that in fact they have removed the RAID controller from the motherboard.

Thanks,

I went back through this thread and found what I thought is true. This intel chipset does not support RAID. I went with my origanl plan and upgraded my primary drive to a SSD, now my notebook runs like my desktop WOW!

Back to the fan thing: I upgraded my primary HD to a WD SiliconEdge SSD and reinstalled Win7. This time I left out Power4Gear when I installed the drivers. Now the fan runs for longer periods of time and at a lower rpm so it is not as loud. Problem solved As far as I know. Someone earlier in this thread found updated ATK drivers and Power4Gear S/W on a german site, but I will just leave things alone, because now I am very happy with it.

This is a great thread, it makes me even more glad I bought my N71JQ-A1.

Dave

[jbermi]

well, I got mine finally from UPS. had to will call it.

loading, unloading, etc...forgot how long it takes...havent noticed the fan issue. or maybe it is not bothering me.