Fans are hardware devices used for cooling other devices which generate lots of heat.
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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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Laptop cooling fan stops suddenly
I'm having this problem for a long time. The cooling solution (single fan for CPU and GPU) on my LG 590 (5700) laptop, suddenly stops to work and don't start again causing overheat and consequential ...
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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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Manually turn on CPU fan
My BIOS controls my fan speeds, and I want to keep it that way. I have a machine in my basement where it's normally pretty cool, and as long as the machine isn't under high load the fans don't need to ...
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MD Radeon HD 7730M (Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition)
I cannot find the drivers for AMD Radeon HD 7730M(Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition) on the AMD website! can someone please send me the link to download any open source drivers if available?
Also the ...
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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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GPU fan spins like crazy in 12.10 on HD 6870
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 yesterday on my computer and everything is working fine apart from my GPU fan. For some reason, it spins to what sounds like 100% and just stays there no matter what I do. I ...
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How do I control the fan when running kernel 3.7?
A while ago I started to use thinkfan to control the fan speed of my lenovo thinkpad. This became necessary as it stoped working after a kernel update (I think it came with the installation of a v3.7 ...
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Macbook 8,1 Ubuntu 12.10 CPU Heat
Installed Ubuntu on another partition on my Macbook, which works well sorted the wifi but the problem is that the heat coming off the thing is mental. The fans are going to cool it, and i have ...
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Fan always running, will downgrading to a lower version of ubuntu help?
Noise of the laptop fan always running is very annoying and I can't concentrate on my work but the unwanted noise.
My laptop Configuration:-
Ram: 6GB
Graphics:- Hybrid:-
root@ankit:~# lspci | ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 slow and freezes, loud fan [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit on a custom built desktop, but it runs very slow and often freezes or something like Unity will ...
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Thinkfan on Thinkpad T410 - thinkpad_acpi doesn't seem to support fan_control
I try to run thinkfan.
I installed it and configured it.
But if i do this i get an error.
chris@chris-ThinkPad-T410:~$ sudo thinkfan -n
WARNING: Using default temperature inputs in ...
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Dell Studio 15, Turnoff after suspend due to overheat, and does not turnon the fan as well [closed]
I am new to Ubuntu and linux as well, the thing is...
I got strange problem with my laptop, I am not sure is the problem with my hardware or the os
I got: Dell Studio 15 (ATI Graphics Card) with ...
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fan noise in ubuntu 12.10
I have installed ubuntu 12.01 on my laptop Dell Inspiron E1705. The fan is running continuously and is quite noise. Is there any way to fix this problem? Thank you.
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How to disable fans on SAMSUNG X60+?
I am running Ubuntu on a Samsung X60+
Is there any chance to disable the bulit-in fans?
They are very loud, and I bought an external fan-set...
I remember, on my Macbook, there was a command like
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Ubuntu has started booting really slow
So yesterday & today, when I boot up the Ubuntu loading screen (with the 4-5 loading dots) it just sits there... forever.
Normally, Ubuntu boots up very fast.
Also, something very strange I've ...
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lm-sensor and cpu temperatures
I am on ubuntu Precise Pangolin. The processor is Intel i3. a desktop.
I installed lm-sensors and below is the report sensors gave
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +30.0°C ...
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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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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 , Fan noise, Dell Inspirion 15 R (7520)
i just installed 12.04 on windows based Dell Inspirion 15 R (7520). The probelm is with the fan . They are running almost all the time . It is annoying and really bothering me. The system is not hot ...
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How to set the tempreture at which the fan must speed up - laptop
I have HP Probook 4530s and the fan speeds up at around 45C then when it reaches 35C slows down and repeats. In the interval between 35-45 it barely works and this results in very annoying speed up of ...
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Power USB at certain CPU temperature
I have an unusual server set-up. Basically, I have a combination of salvaged parts from 3 Powerbook G4s running a non-graphical distribution of lubuntu. Problem is, I'm better with hardware than the ...
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Why fan speed/noise problem occuring on desktop with NVidia GeForce 9600 GT?
OK, first of all, this is not a duplicate, I've read and tried every single thing suggested for solving this sort of problem in this forum and all over the internet and nothing worked, everything from ...
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Throttle and overheating on Dell XPS Studio 1645
I realise there is an older thread on the very subject but that seems to be pretty dead.
I just got a Dell Studio XPS 1645 laptop and the fan noise and overheating is pretty ridiculous. This is ...
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Fan running continously on HP Pavillion G6 notebook with 12.04.1 LTS, help please?
Fan is running continously on my HP Pavillion G6 notebook with 12.04.1 LTS. My system specifications are:-
Ram: 6Gb
Graphics Card:- 1 GB (AMD Raedon 64XX).
HDD: 540 GB.
Please find a list of ...
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Laptop fan intermittently stopping
Recently I've noticed that the fan on my laptop stops for ~1 second every 8 seconds or so then continues to work as normal. I've uploaded a recording of this here [dropbox]
Has anyone experienced ...
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2answers
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Fan always running
I have an HP laptop pavilion dv619ca ( 8 GB RAM ; 64-bit ; i7 ; 256 GB HDD).
I installed the latest ubuntu 12.10 but the fan is always running and decreasing my battery life.
I need to know how to fix ...
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Thinkfan broken after update to Quantal
After upgrading my Thinkpad T400 to Quantal, I noticed that the CPU fan became much noisier, it was essentially running all the time. I have configured fan control through thinkfan. I suspect that the ...
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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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Vaio SB - Turn off AMD Graphics Card?
I've got a Vaio SB with Hybrid Graphics (Intel Graphics Card and AMD/ATI Radeon HD 6400M/7400M Series). It is running in Dual-Boot with Windows 7 and has the latest BIOS-Update. For reason that the ...
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Fan speed in 12.10 too loud
When my PC boots up the fan speed whirls like a beast even when browsing the BIOS, settings, etc, which is fair enough. Previously when I was using Windows it used to calm down as soon as it boots ...
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Fan very loud in Ubuntu 12.10
I recently installed 12.10 on my Desktop PC, moving away from Windows 7.
For some reason, the fan in my computer is making an enormous amount of noise (it is running at full speed constantly).
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Dell Vostro 3360 laptop gets warm after 12.10 upgrade
After my yesterday upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 my laptop (Dell Vostro 3360) gets warm without the CPU fan cooling at all.
At 75° C the fan seems to be off. This will result in serious problems wen running ...
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Ubuntu is not regulating speed of cpu fan. Overheating Problems
Hello everyone i am encountering a serious problem which is not allowing me to carry out my usual routine.
I am new to Linux and since i installed it my p.c is shutdown without any warning.
And i ...
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Help on reporting kernel module bug
Can you help me with filing a bug? I don't know which package to file it against.
Bug is: kernel module it87 should be loaded at boot, because it's responsible for fan control. (Or only reading its ...
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Laptop fan continuous to run after update to 12.10
After doing the update, the fan of my laptop (Toshiba satellite c660 with a Intel® Core™ i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz processor) continuous running...
Anyone?
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CPU Fan really annoying
Nn a Dell Inspiron the CPU Fan is too loud. It is not running constantly, but it changes from slow to really fast every minute. It's really annoying and hardly possible to work on this machine.
Is it ...
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Fans running very fast on MacBook Pro 8.1
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 8.1 and one of the first things I noticed was that the fans were starting to spin very fast every few minutes for 10-30 sec and then going back to normal. That ...
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How to stop fan running always on Asus P8P67LE motherboard with ATI Radeon HD6900
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I'm not sure if it is the CPU (i7) fan or the video card fan.
I've tried using lm-sensors & fancontrol
sudo sensors-detect
Now follows a summary of the probes I have ...
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Dell Inspiron7520 and Ubuntu 12.04 issues
I have a DELL Inspiron 7520 in the highest configuration:
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM processor (6M Cache, up to 3.1 GHz)
15.6" Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display
8GB3 Dual Channel ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad L430 overheating due to fan problems
This is the same question as Fan not working on thinkpad L430, laptop overheating, but that question has been marked as a duplicate, which it is not, and I cannot reopen it.
I'm having problems ...
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How do I check if my laptop fan is working properly?
I have an old Dell studio 1558 laptop (2 years) with Ubuntu 12.04. Its always make some noise, some time the fan make a terrible noise - and I must quickly shutdown it by press the power button 5 ...
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How do I control the fan on a Apple Mac Mini?
I am running 12.04 LTS on Apple mini hardware (about 4 years old). I am new to Linux.
The fan seems to run non-stop. "ThinkFan" is installed but I do not know how to use
it in order to modulate fan ...
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Laptop turns off upon high CPU usage with very busy fan noise
My Serval laptop (vendor's, System76's, website no longer has info) has suddenly started immediate turn-off power recently. It's happened at least twice in last 2 days. Any idea is appreciated and ...
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How to change CPU fan speed on ThinkPad?
I checked this post on AskUbuntu, but like the OP my BIOS does not have a setting for 'smart fan'. My BIOS though has something similar called 'Thermal Performance' wherein it's already set to maximum ...
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Laptop Fan not turning on at all
I installed 12.04 64-bit onto my HP DV7 3063cl and completely removed Windows 7.
When I had Windows 7 the fan worked, but once the Ubuntu installation was complete it doesn’t even turn on during the ...
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OpenSource ATI driver - Fan running at full speed all the time
I know this is a common problem and have read other topics but couldn't resolve. Anyways yesterday I found a solution - I have 2 graphic cards (hybrid) and they were both on. So I turned one off and ...
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Fan constantly running on HP Probook 4330s [closed]
I have a problem that looks similar to HP Probook 4530s fan constantly running, but then for another HP probook: The HP probook 4330s. I've installed ubuntu 12.04, and it works fine, only the fan ...
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Installed 12.04, now case fans don't work
So I installed Ubuntu 12.04 and now my case fans never run, even when booted into Windows 7. The only fans that ever come on are fans directly attached to a device (i.e. cpu/gpu/psu). Anything on a ...
