Loud fan

APM98 · 04-02-2006, 04:12 AM

I have a HP ze5300 laptop and the fan runs all the time and it is so loud. I want to take my laptop to class but the fan is so annoying. My dad has a dell laptop and the thing is whisper quiet. I have a program that monitors the overall temp and it says it is around 65C. Is this high? and is there anything I can do about the fan? Thanks, Anth

hells3000 · 04-02-2006, 05:43 AM

65 Think it is but wait for an expert to tell you (me a noob)

**The_Other_One** · 04-02-2006, 05:51 AM

65C is quite warm! My laptop runs at a toasty 46C, most of the time... Do you have an AMD processor? There might be something for Intel's as well, but I use SpeedSwitchXP with my Sempron to lock it to 800MHz. Not only does it help with heat/fan, but it prolongs the battery life by a good 25%.

Ah yes, and I forgot to mention... Mobile AMDs do tend to run quite warm, if that's what you have.

APM98 · 04-02-2006, 01:57 PM

I have an Intel P4 2.6 512MB L2. Also this comp is pretty slow. Do u think upgrading the RAM would do anything. It does have two sticks in the bottom but im not sure of what kind it is, ill have to check later tonight.

**The_Other_One** · 04-02-2006, 04:11 PM

Nah, I seriously doubt adding RAM would help. I mean, unless you only have like 64M of RAM, I don't think adding some will help that much... Seeing as it's older and getting hot, you probably just have spyware or some other junk robbing some of your performace. Have you run virus/spyware scans recently? Or Hijackthis?

APM98 · 04-02-2006, 06:29 PM

I run adware every now and then and I also have Norton. I dont know of many programs. Are there any goods ones all everyone uses?

LaptopExtreme · 04-02-2006, 08:24 PM

You're fans are loud because Pentium 4 chips get super hot. Pentium M uses less voltage and a lower clock, but manages to push the speeds over a P4. You can try something like SpeedFan or SpeedSwitchXP as mentioned above, but I don't like altering my fans because the system turn on the fans because it needs it. You can try lowering the clock even more or using less voltage with a program like Notebook Hardware Control- it'll do that, clock down the cpu when not needed, using less voltage, giving you less heat and more battery life too.

04-02-2006, 04:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
APM98 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown, PA Age: 24 Posts: 402	Loud fan I have a HP ze5300 laptop and the fan runs all the time and it is so loud. I want to take my laptop to class but the fan is so annoying. My dad has a dell laptop and the thing is whisper quiet. I have a program that monitors the overall temp and it says it is around 65C. Is this high? and is there anything I can do about the fan? Thanks, Anth

04-02-2006, 05:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	65C is quite warm! My laptop runs at a toasty 46C, most of the time... Do you have an AMD processor? There might be something for Intel's as well, but I use SpeedSwitchXP with my Sempron to lock it to 800MHz. Not only does it help with heat/fan, but it prolongs the battery life by a good 25%. Ah yes, and I forgot to mention... Mobile AMDs do tend to run quite warm, if that's what you have. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-02-2006, 01:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
APM98 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown, PA Age: 24 Posts: 402	I have an Intel P4 2.6 512MB L2. Also this comp is pretty slow. Do u think upgrading the RAM would do anything. It does have two sticks in the bottom but im not sure of what kind it is, ill have to check later tonight. Last edited by APM98; 04-02-2006 at 03:55 PM.

04-02-2006, 04:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Nah, I seriously doubt adding RAM would help. I mean, unless you only have like 64M of RAM, I don't think adding some will help that much... Seeing as it's older and getting hot, you probably just have spyware or some other junk robbing some of your performace. Have you run virus/spyware scans recently? Or Hijackthis? __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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04-02-2006, 05:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
hells3000 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In My House Posts: 882	65 Think it is but wait for an expert to tell you (me a noob)

04-02-2006, 06:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
APM98 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown, PA Age: 24 Posts: 402	I run adware every now and then and I also have Norton. I dont know of many programs. Are there any goods ones all everyone uses?

04-02-2006, 08:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	You're fans are loud because Pentium 4 chips get super hot. Pentium M uses less voltage and a lower clock, but manages to push the speeds over a P4. You can try something like SpeedFan or SpeedSwitchXP as mentioned above, but I don't like altering my fans because the system turn on the fans because it needs it. You can try lowering the clock even more or using less voltage with a program like Notebook Hardware Control- it'll do that, clock down the cpu when not needed, using less voltage, giving you less heat and more battery life too.