Laptop fan doesn't go off

[Pablo]

Laptop fan on my acer TM 2400 series doesn't ever go off. It's like
the computer is constantly under 100% load and is heating up but
it isn't. It's always on even when the computer is ide and vista's task
manager confirms that.

Under XP it worked ok, when the system got hot it cooled it and
turned itself off. What's up with that?

Thanx

 

[f/fgeorge]

Vista does a lot more in the background getting itself ready for
whatever it is you do with your pc. That is partly why less ram is
available to run programs and why 1 gig of ram is the minimum
recommended.

 

[Malke]

Laptop fan on my acer TM 2400 series doesn't ever go off. It's like
the computer is constantly under 100% load and is heating up but
it isn't. It's always on even when the computer is ide and vista's task
manager confirms that.

Under XP it worked ok, when the system got hot it cooled it and turned
itself off. What's up with that?

Since you mention XP, the implication is that you upgraded from XP to
Vista on this machine. If that is correct, did you also go to Acer's
tech support site for all Vista drivers and power management software?
If not, then that's your next step.


Malke

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Check with your laptop manufacturer for chipset and power drivers. Without
them Vista will use default settings - conservative, safe but likely to
rattle your lap.

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[Pablo]

Yeah but, I've got 1256MB of ram, and vista only uses about 600
out of it. I upgraded the ram just for vista and it now works really
nice, things just pop up when you want it to.

Anyway, the fan still doesn't stop spinning, and I'm affraid it's gonna
die on me soon. What should I do about it?

 

[Guest]

Pablo,

Laptop cooling fans running all the time is a common condition. It's hard
to tell whether the condition is caused by some deficiency of by a need to
keep the laptop cool. From a distance, one can only guess as to what could
be causing this situation. To assist in reducing the situation, I can offer
the following suggestions:

The BIOS in some systems contain settings to control and manage fan speed.
Check the BIOS for such a setting or settings.

Vista includes power options to manage power consumption and thus to help
reduce the production of heat. This process can reduce the incidence of
cooling fans running all the time. To set these power options, open Control
Panel and:

Open Power Options/Change Power Options Settings and select Power saver as
the plan. Click on Change plan settings for the Power saver. In the next
window select Change advanced power settings. In the Power Options Advance
settings scroll down and expand Processor power management. For both Minimum
processor state and Maximum processor state set both to 100%. Click ok Save
changes. Note: It may take a minute or 2 for the graphics card fan to go off
after performing these steps.

These steps may or may not satisfy your quest for a resolution to your
situation. Your situation may or may not be a problem. Maybe someone else
knows better.

Let us know how things turn out,

 

[f/fgeorge]

One other thing to try is to get a can of compressed and GENTLY blow
air into the fan holes with the machine off. Over time alot of dust
can build up in there.

 

[Pablo]

Pablo, my suggestion: take it to a computer repair center and have a
specialist look at it. Sometimes it can really be the heatsink, not the
program's defect. I run on Vista myself and I don't find any fan
problems.

I'm 100% certain that there are no hardware problems because xp, 2000 and
different linux distros work just fine.

Looks like vista doesn't manage well some hardware resources. It's probably
understandable because the built vista from the ground up. It takes time for
everything to fit into place.

Nevertheless, I'm concerned for my fan.