speedfan is bad

jp198780 · 11-04-2006, 05:32 AM

my fan kicks on on my Latitude when the temp is 55C, and thats 4 the HD, isnt the fan supposed 2 kick on when the CPU is that high? and not the HD? my CPU is at 32C, dont think that chances, which is weird..

AdmnPower · 11-04-2006, 03:16 PM

well the labels are changable, so my guess is they are miss named, the one that goes up and down is probably the cpu and the other is probably the hard drive. You can change the labels by going under the settings clicking the one you want to change and hitting F2 i think.

Jet · 11-04-2006, 03:17 PM

A hard drive usually doesn't get much above room temperature, so that might be your CPU.

[-0MEGA-] · 11-04-2006, 03:51 PM

I agree, it's highly unlikely that the CPU would be at 32C and the hard drive would be at 55C.

OvenMaster · 11-05-2006, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

I agree, it's highly unlikely that the CPU would be at 32C and the hard drive would be at 55C.

Um, not so in my case. During heavy-duty defrags in the summer, I got HD temps up to 60°C, with CPU temps of 40°C. I have since added a case fan on the side panel and now the highest temps I get on my HDs are only 12°C higher than room ambient!

jp198780 · 11-04-2006, 07:59 PM

ok, how do i change the temp in my taskbar 2 my CPU temp? i can care less about the HD temp lol...

Burgerbob · 11-04-2006, 08:15 PM

I dont know, my HDD is usually about 20C hotter than my CPU at idle ( never knew why) but that sounds plausible in my situation.

4W4K3 · 11-04-2006, 08:26 PM

SpeedFan has a "Dell Notebook feature only" as well, might want to enable that if you haven't already.

jp198780 · 11-05-2006, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4W4K3

SpeedFan has a "Dell Notebook feature only" as well, might want to enable that if you haven't already.

i enabled it, what does that do?

AdmnPower · 11-04-2006, 08:28 PM

i've found that on my dell notebook speed fan will read the temps correctly when you check that box for dell notebooks but it still won't control the fans.

11-04-2006, 05:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 19 Posts: 4,115	speedfan is bad my fan kicks on on my Latitude when the temp is 55C, and thats 4 the HD, isnt the fan supposed 2 kick on when the CPU is that high? and not the HD? my CPU is at 32C, dont think that chances, which is weird.. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4400+@2.30ghz 2gb ram 160gb 7200rpm hard drive EVGA 9600gt ssc(740/1000) xp pro

11-04-2006, 03:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
AdmnPower VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,379	well the labels are changable, so my guess is they are miss named, the one that goes up and down is probably the cpu and the other is probably the hard drive. You can change the labels by going under the settings clicking the one you want to change and hitting F2 i think. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 ghz 4 gig DDR 2 800 Sapphire Radeon 3870 X2 250 gig Seagate Barracuda Windows Vista

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Jet VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,628	A hard drive usually doesn't get much above room temperature, so that might be your CPU. __________________ http://www.joshualongeneckerphotography.com

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11-04-2006, 07:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 19 Posts: 4,115	ok, how do i change the temp in my taskbar 2 my CPU temp? i can care less about the HD temp lol... __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4400+@2.30ghz 2gb ram 160gb 7200rpm hard drive EVGA 9600gt ssc(740/1000) xp pro

11-04-2006, 08:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 19 Posts: 2,532	I dont know, my HDD is usually about 20C hotter than my CPU at idle ( never knew why) but that sounds plausible in my situation. __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate, 500GB WD, eVGA 8800GT Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G Dell Inspiron 6000 Windows 7!

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4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 21 Posts: 6,986	SpeedFan has a "Dell Notebook feature only" as well, might want to enable that if you haven't already. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe.

11-04-2006, 08:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
AdmnPower VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,379	i've found that on my dell notebook speed fan will read the temps correctly when you check that box for dell notebooks but it still won't control the fans. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 ghz 4 gig DDR 2 800 Sapphire Radeon 3870 X2 250 gig Seagate Barracuda Windows Vista

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