Inspiron 15R (N5010) fan randomly spins up without reason every few minutes

dandv · 02-07-2011, 03:55 AM

Does anyone here have this problem?

I just bought a Dell Inspiron 15R-1847MRB from Staples and even after updating to the latest BIOS (A12), the fan still randomly starts up every few minutes and stays on (and it's loud) for 20-30 seconds. There is no extra CPU load. I had closed all applications, except Process Explorer, which doesn't show any process consuming more than 5% CPU when the fan ramp up happens.

The random fan noise is really annoying in a library or classroom, when all I do is type, with Wi-Fi off.

I posted about this in a thread on Dell's community, and got a reply which was promptly deleted. Here's the reply I received via the thread notification e-mail:

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Damn! I was really hopping it will solve the problem. I have the same Laptop. but running Linux and I have the same problem.

I even opened the laptop and tried to understand what is going on - no dust whatsoever, etc. everything was fine under the hood.

I think it is dell hardware problem - but knowing dell they will never admit or fix it. Suggest you consider a ThinkPad next time.

And by the way I am selling a Dell n5010 with a HUGE fan problem - anyone interested?

That was the last time I buy Dell products ever again.

Best wIshes,

Eugene.

billabong08 · 02-10-2011, 10:00 AM

No problems with the fan on our 15r....yet. lol

semifast · 02-11-2011, 12:35 AM

I have 4 of them, no fan issues, or any other issues. Why don't you get Dell to look at it ?