Dell Laptop Fan Speed Problem

natanya200 · 05-08-2008, 08:41 PM

I have been having fan speed problems for over a week now. For some reason my fans are running on high speed, shortly after boot up.
I do not have many processes running in the background and I installed a fresh copy of xp just the other day.
One odd thing that I noticed lately is that after the fan speed starts running high my system starts to lag.

I am running a Dell Inspiron 9100 with windows XP

Any Suggestions?

Thanks in advance

natanya200 · 05-08-2008, 08:43 PM

One more thing, my CPU temperature is normal around 43C when running ie and a few othe programs and goes up to 54C when CPU usage is high.

**TriggerFinger** · 05-09-2008, 07:31 AM

hi,

at boot up it is normal to hear your fans running at higher speed but that is temporary. it will slowdown and even stop after everything else settles down.

your temps are quite within the acceptable range.

nevertheless, try cleaning the vents for any dust or obstructions at it could help a lot.

natanya200 · 05-09-2008, 11:54 PM

The fans run high no matter what I do, until I shut down.
Its definitely not normal.

Do you know a diagnostic program I can run?

**TriggerFinger** · 05-10-2008, 07:39 AM

the fan or the speed of the fan is controlled by the temperature. if you are experiencing high fan speeds all the time, it may have to do something with it. anyhow try to monitor your temps, and make sure your vents are free from obstruction.

i am not aware or familiar with any diags for fans. but you can try this one:
http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html

05-08-2008, 08:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
natanya200 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Dell Laptop Fan Speed Problem I have been having fan speed problems for over a week now. For some reason my fans are running on high speed, shortly after boot up. I do not have many processes running in the background and I installed a fresh copy of xp just the other day. One odd thing that I noticed lately is that after the fan speed starts running high my system starts to lag. I am running a Dell Inspiron 9100 with windows XP Any Suggestions? Thanks in advance

05-08-2008, 08:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
natanya200 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: Dell Laptop Fan Speed Problem One more thing, my CPU temperature is normal around 43C when running ie and a few othe programs and goes up to 54C when CPU usage is high.

05-09-2008, 07:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 3,815 OS: DOS 6.0	Re: Dell Laptop Fan Speed Problem hi, at boot up it is normal to hear your fans running at higher speed but that is temporary. it will slowdown and even stop after everything else settles down. your temps are quite within the acceptable range. nevertheless, try cleaning the vents for any dust or obstructions at it could help a lot. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest

05-09-2008, 11:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
natanya200 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: Dell Laptop Fan Speed Problem The fans run high no matter what I do, until I shut down. Its definitely not normal. Do you know a diagnostic program I can run?

05-10-2008, 07:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 3,815 OS: DOS 6.0	Re: Dell Laptop Fan Speed Problem the fan or the speed of the fan is controlled by the temperature. if you are experiencing high fan speeds all the time, it may have to do something with it. anyhow try to monitor your temps, and make sure your vents are free from obstruction. i am not aware or familiar with any diags for fans. but you can try this one: http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest