Inspiron 1525 Fan Issue

[maxima1274]

Hey I just got my Dell Inspiron 1525 today. I love this notebook except the fan keeps turning on every other minute. It's not loud or anything, but it just keeps turning on. Is there any way to reduce this?

Thanks in advance.

[Commander Wolf]

You have several options, really. You could get a cooling pad, try your hand at some undervolting, or see if i8kfangui works on the 1525.

The cooling pad and undervolting will hopefully keep your processor/NB/GPU temps low enough such that they never (or rarely) trigger the fan. If it works, i8kfangui can manually control your fan speeds.

The first two options are generally preferred. Force stopping your fan can be dangerous. You can check out flipfire's undervolting guide:

The "Undervolting" Guide

[[>>ahl395<<]]

I also suggest Undervolting or i8kfangui. But dont stop the fans, just lower them.

And watch your temps while doing so. HWMonitor

CPU <70C
GPU <65C (should be at regular usage) or 90C while gaming.
HDD <60C

[maxima1274]

Thanks guys, i'll try both solutions and see what works better.

I already have a Targus Cooling Pad. This already has reduced the amount of time the fans turns on.

I still think it probably turns on about every 2 minutes.

What do you guys think is better...undervolting or i8kfangui?

[maxima1274]

I see that using i8kfangui voids your warranty. In that case, i'm not going to use that.

Undervolting looks confusing, is there any easier way to fix this?

[SteveJonesy]

Lol - where did you read that using I8KFanGUI voids your warranty??

[maxima1274]

Disclaimer:
By using this software you are changing the thermal management of your DELL notebook. This program is not supported by DELL, so any damage caused by this program is not covered by your system's warranty nor by me. YOU'RE USING THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK !

[SteveJonesy]

That's just the authors disclaimer. Just uninstall it if anything happens - I won't tell you if you won't

[[>>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.

[bobnova]

Thing is, a fan failure type death when the fan tests fine looks like an overclocking failure, toasted hardware. Were i dell i'd be quite suspicious.
Undervolting seems like the way to go to me.