notebook + win xp pro = Fan always on

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Guest

I have installed win xp pro SP2 on my new acer aspire notebook and the
outcome is that the fan is always on (which was not the case with the
pre-installed xp home).
I need xp pro but the fan is on top of the keyboard and really noisy.
With the preinstalled version it was on only when I was recording cd's,
playing 3d games, etc.

Any suggestions?
 
T

T. Waters

alyras said:
I have installed win xp pro SP2 on my new acer aspire notebook and the
outcome is that the fan is always on (which was not the case with the
pre-installed xp home).
I need xp pro but the fan is on top of the keyboard and really noisy.
With the preinstalled version it was on only when I was recording
cd's, playing 3d games, etc.

Any suggestions?
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Your problem pertains more to your Acer than to XP.
Acer may have a solution.
 
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NobodyMan

I have installed win xp pro SP2 on my new acer aspire notebook and the
outcome is that the fan is always on (which was not the case with the
pre-installed xp home).
I need xp pro but the fan is on top of the keyboard and really noisy.
With the preinstalled version it was on only when I was recording cd's,
playing 3d games, etc.

Any suggestions?
Click to expand...

How do you use the keyboard? Since "the fan is on top of the
keyboard" isn't it in the way of the keys? Oh, and I bet it's noisy,
as it's probably causing the keys under it to rattle.
 
G

Guest

Thanks for the replies. I finally worked it out.
It was more AMD than Acer, meaning that I had to install the drivers for the
AMD processor to enable a feature called "cool'n'quiet". After that, the fan
worked as before.
Thanks again for the replies.

P.S. to NobodyMan: "the fan is on top of the keyboard " actually means that
the fan is right above the keyboard. Sorry for my english, although I don't
see why I had to get such a reply.
 
T

T. Waters

Cool!
(and quiet)
Sorry about Mr. Nobody. He hangs out here dispensing bile on a regular
basis.
Then, he beats his dog for good measure.
 

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