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Latitude D630 Fan Not Working
I have a Del Latitude D630 That the fan never turns on. I tried FanControl. pwmsensors doesn’t show anything.
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How to get rid of overheating in Dell studio 1558 laptop installed with Ubuntu 12.10?
I am using Dell Studio 1558 Laptop.
Installed with Ubuntu 12.10
It gets overheated many times and then system start to hang,
how to get rid of this problem of overheating?
Either i should increase ...
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Fan doesn't stop
I am using Ubuntu 13.04.
I am really over of Ubuntu I used to like it as its far away from crashing and viruses like in Windows , but every day I found a problem
Today and I really can handle it and ...
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Laptop fan always on in Ubuntu 12.10?
I have dual booted Ubuntu 12.10 with Windows 7 on my Dell Inspiron 15r 3rd gen laptop. In Windows I have absolutely no problem with fan. But when I boot into Ubuntu after about a min the fan speed ...
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Dell XPS 15z suddenly shuts down
I have a new Dell XPS 15z and I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit. At first, I had many problems to run Ubuntu installer, but it finally worked with acpi_backlight=vendor dell_laptop.backlight=0 boot ...
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Heat and Fan noise with Dell Vostro and 12.04
I recently bought a Dell Vostro 3560 Ci5 Laptop with the intention to install Ubuntu 12.04. The laptop came with Windows 8 pre-installed.
Before installing Ubuntu from USB-drive I did in BIOS disable ...
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No luck on installing .bin file (For Dell 32-bit Diagnostics)
I'm trying to install Dell 32 Bit Diagnostics (Graphical User Interface version)
To test my fans..
Now..I download a file from Dell which is meant for Linux. the file format is:
GnuPG Signature ...
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Overheating problem - Dell n4030
My computer overheats too much under Ubuntu 12.04 (does not happen in Win 7). I read some threads and could be the VGA card, but I'm no tech or linux expert, so was hoping you could help me fix this ...
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Fan always running in Dell Inspiron 5520
I have Dell Inspiron 5520 laptop. Its fan is always in running state.
Specifications
OS Ubuntu 12.10 x64
CPU Intel Core I5
Video Radeoт 7670M.
What do I need to do to stop the noise from my ...
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Constant fan spinning [duplicate]
Almost every action I initiate, like opening the terminal or clicking a menu, makes the fan start spinning. That did not happen on Windows, for instance.
And it doesn't seem normal, so how can I make ...
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dell 7520 (inspiron 15R SE), fan on full speed on 12.04, 12.10, 13.04
the fan on my dell inspiron 7520 (inspiron 15R SE) is constantly running at full speed with alot of noise.
technical details:
GRAPHICS : 2GB AMD RADEON HD 7730M, switchable/hybrid with intel 4000 ...
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No fan control for CPU fan
I am using a Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop, with Ubuntu Installed on my WD Passport partition as a portable installation.
On the CPU Fan, it never looks like it has any control over itself. At a constant ...
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Cpu fan always running and the air is too hot
My laptop is a
Dell Inspiron 14R 5420
Video cards: IntelHD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA Geforce GT 630M
Currently running Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS dual boot with Preinstalled Windows 8 system.
After ...
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Passive cooling on laptop
I have a Dell XPS 15 laptop (model number l502x). In both windows 7 and windows 8, I have been able to select power options (power saver, high performance, etc.). In the configuration settings for ...
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Laptop overheats and turns off even though the fan runs
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Dell Studio 1747. The laptop fan is up and running as soon as the Ubuntu log on screen appears (even when the laptop is cold). The laptop ends up overheating and turning ...
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Dell xps 15z fan issue in ubuntu 12.04
I just updated to ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell laptop xps 15z.
The trouble is that I hear a slight ticking sound every 3rd second,
probably from a fan. This is a new issue in this ubuntu version.
I use ...
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fan out loud on ubuntu 12.10
i just installed ubuntu 12.10 i386, and at first i have two problems.
out loud fan sound
low battery life
my laptop: dell inspiron N4030 with Mobility Radeon HD 5430 Series ATI card.
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My CPU fan stop working on dell Inspiron 1545
After installing Ubuntu 12.04 my CPU temperature gets abnormally high: 80-86 °C. I saw that the CPU fan isn't running. Is it possible for this problem to be caused by Ubuntu or not?
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cpu fan always working and the air is hot
My laptop is a Dell N5110, i3, two video cards: Intel HD3000 and Nvidia GT323M.
Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.04.
After I login in the system, the fan starts working non-stop, the fan air is hot ...
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Why is my laptop fan running so much?
I have a Dell N5110 laptop and the fan is running quickly and noisily often. I'm concerned my laptop might be getting damaged.
Is there any way to identify what is causing this and, if so, how I ...
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1answer
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Internal fan on a Dell XPS 1530 stays running post shutdown, am I really getting a shutdown?
I am loving 12.04LTS, fixed my printer issue, but Now , on my M1530 Dell XPS, my internal fan continues to run following Shutdown.
Shutdown occurs very rapid and I don't really get any confirmation ...
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Dell N7110 i7 overheats and doesn't boot when anything is plugged into the USB3 port [closed]
When i plug in any devices (mouse, keyboard) into usb 3.0 system dell n7110 overheats and fan goes crazy with terrible noise.
So i'm using 1 usb 2.0 slot now with a usb hub. It doesn't solve the ...
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2answers
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Fan speeds up and slows down annoyingly on a Dell Latitude 5520
I' ve just bought a dell latitude 5520 and installed 11.10, my trouble is that the fan is noisy which is not regular.
It is quiet for 1 minute and then speeds up and slows down every 4 seconds for 1 ...
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Fan speed goes up when opening GNOME Image Viewer
Maybe someone can help me to control the fan speed of my Dell Vostro 3450 with Ubuntu 11.10 X64 installed. When I open GNOME Image Viewer my fan speed is going up and spinning very fast.
I would like ...
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How can I get my XPS1330 fan to work? [closed]
Just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 and now my laptop's fan is not working- my computer gets really warm. I can still run it for about an hour before it gets really hot and I shut it off out of fear ...
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3answers
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Ubuntu noisier than Windows 7
System:
DELL 1558 Laptop (64-bit)
4 GB RAM
320 GB HDD
Have installed Ubuntu (11.04?) alongside Windows 7 (Dual boot). Both OS's working fine.
My concern is that when I am in Ubuntu the fan seems to ...
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1answer
350 views
Is it normal for laptop fans to completely turn off (sometimes)
I have noticed significantly lower CPU temperatures on 11.04 as compared to 10.04 on my Dell Studio 15 laptop. And this is a really good thing. So good, that sometimes, my laptop fans completely turn ...
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2answers
782 views
Fans go in overdrive on my Inspiron 9400! What should I do?
After an update to 11.04 the fans of my Inspiron 9400 go in overdrive and never lower speed. Is this normal? It did not happen on any of the other Ubuntu releases.
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1answer
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How to control fan speed in Dell Inspiron 5010 (15R)?
How can I control fan speed on Inspiron 15R? I installed i8kutils as instructed on ubuntuforums but don't know how to use it. Fan makes quite a noise and runs all the time.
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Fan always spinning on a Dell Studio 1555 [closed]
I use Dell Studio 1555, after update to maverick my fan started spinning full speed allways. I use xserver-xorg-video-ati/radeon drivers because fglrx messes with my desktop resolution when connecting ...
