Inspiron 1525 Fan Issue

maxima1274 · 01-28-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ahl395

Yeah, if you just uninstall it, Dell won't know. But the damage can be caused by turning off fans, which wouldn't technically be covered by Dell, but not if you uninstall it. And if you watch temps, no damage will be done. But on the safe side, Undervolting is a better option I guess. No easier way that I know of. Sorry. Make sure it has proper ventiallation and stuff.

So is it hard to undervolt?

[>>ahl395<<] · 01-29-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by maxima1274

So is it hard to undervolt?

Not if you follow The Undervolting Guide.

maxima1274 · 01-29-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ahl395

Not if you follow The Undervolting Guide.

Thanks.

So am I limited to these solutions or are there any other things I could do?

[>>ahl395<<] · 01-29-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by maxima1274

Thanks.

So am I limited to these solutions or are there any other things I could do?

Hmm, nothing I can think of really.

maxima1274 · 01-29-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ahl395

Hmm, nothing I can think of really.

Yeah, I would try undervolting but I dont wanna get BSOD on a new laptop lol

bobnova · 01-29-2009, 07:45 PM

Couple BSODs never hurt anybody

[>>ahl395<<] · 01-29-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bobnova

Couple BSODs never hurt anybody

LOL, yeah. Just becausse you get a BSOD, doesn't really hurt the laptop. And if you follow
The guide to stability testing it, you shouldn't get any BSODs.

maxima1274 · 01-31-2009, 03:09 PM

Update...

Well I haven't done undervolting yet, but it seems like it will work.

Anyone having the same problem as me can look at this link...

http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/guide...processor.html

the guy is undervolting his inspiron 1525 and has said that it has made a big difference.

maxima1274 · 01-31-2009, 03:53 PM

2nd Update...

Well ever since I got my Inspiron, I've been using it while it's plugged into the AC Adapter.

Well right now, I'm using it on battery power, and the fan hasn't turned on!
It's so nice and quiet right now, seriously, I love this thing.

Anyone know why the fan runs so much when it is plugged in? Seriously...the fan hasn't turned on and it's running so nice and smooth right now. I'm confused on why the fan only turns on when plugged in

bobnova · 01-31-2009, 05:20 PM

The bios may turn off speedstep and other power saving measures while the laptop is on AC power. Less power consumed = less heat generated = less heat to get rid of.

You might look in your bios to see if there are any options for when speedstep and such work.

EDIT:
It's worth noting that all power used in your laptop is turned into heat, with the very small exception of the light produced by the backlight in your screen. All the rest of it turns into heat.
Charging batteries produces heat, and if the batteries are near the chip that may change how much the chip heatsink and heat tube can get rid of passively.