Fan Control

[jeric2k5]

Hey everyone,
I love my dv9500t and the only issue I'm having right now is that sometimes even when the computer is not being much the fans seem to be at a level where you can hear them running and I was just wondering if anyone recommends any fan control programs so I can adjust the speeds of the fan if I need to be in a quiet place and I feel the fans are too loud. I have Speed Fan - freeware version - now but it only gives me the temperature of the cores and not control over the fans.

Also on a different note I was just wondering if the screen I have - mentioned in my signature - is high definition? I have the HDMI output and the graphics card capable of it just no high def. drive. I want to know because if I was to download a high def movie from like iTunes, Amazon, or Netflix, would I be able to see the great colors on the screen?

Thanks for all your help.
~Eric

[SP Forsythe]

I would think that fan speeds are critical in a notebook and never an item you would put under user control. A surefire means to void a warranty.

Fan too loud, is a flaw that can't be overcome with software, IMHO. My Presario 2500 was too loud. It was equipped with a Pentium 4 that cooked, and produced a lot of heat. It was one of my principle reasons to move to Centrino (Dell Lat D410) when I could afford it.

I have an HP 9500 now and find the fan noise to be completely tolerable. Never would I think of inhibiting cooling for personal effect, as I know my processor's longevity would suffer immensely.

I guess it depends on whether the existing fans are thermostatically controlled, which I think they are. If so, HP specs are going to be consistent with warranty, and resetting the t-stat specs are not.

[jeric2k5]

Well I just want to control the speeds of the fans and not to the point where the CPU and other components are in danger. I'm just looking for a program that will help me control the speeds. For example if i was playing a game i would want my fans on to the max but if I was only doing only word processing then i would want it low. The fans are tolerable but I'm just being curious and it would be nice to have those options.

[SP Forsythe]

Yes, you do have a point. But if I'm not mistaken, the unit does that already.

If I were you, I would compare your unit to another 9500, say one at Best Buy, to see if yours has a problem.

I honestly don't hear the fan on my 9500 unless I take careful attention. Then again, I'm used to units that really roared.

[AKAJohnDoe]

Are the fans on an HP indirectly affected by the power plan?

[jeric2k5]

Are the fans on an HP indirectly affected by the power plan?

I don't know but it would be great if someone would let me know. And the fans are not too loud but I'm just worried because I plan on using mine for school in the Fall and I don't want to have this relatively huge laptop - because most people have 15in or smaller - to be sounding out of place. The only real time that feel like the laptop's fans are even a little intrusive is when I'm converting a burning a dvd and thats expected.

Its just that when I first received the laptop a couple of weeks ago the laptop was like always on low fan and now its running on middle fan speed it stands out a bit.

[AKAJohnDoe]

A change from low fan to medium fan without a corresponding change in workload could mean that the fan intake/outtake and/or the heatsink(s) could use a can of compressed air.

[pgammon]

I had the same problem, my notebook would get super hot when it wasn't on a cool pad, so I took a can of compressed air to it and after cleaning the heatsinks/exhaust vents/intake vent it dropped like 7 degrees. This was after a year of dust build up though.

[bmwm3oz]

I had the same problem, my notebook would get super hot when it wasn't on a cool pad, so I took a can of compressed air to it and cooled it way down. This was after a year of dust build up though.
My dv9207 cooled waaaay down after cleaning the heatsinks/exhaust vents/intake vent.

You do realize how old this thread is right? Haha