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Fan running contantly since Mint 13 install.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:45 am
by sofasufi
Hi there.

I have searched the forums about this but have not been able to find a fix that I can understand - I'm a newbie. I am running Mint 13 on a T500 ThinkPad & pretty much since I installed it, my fan has suddenly become much more noticeable. While we are currently having some hot weather in South Africa, it is audible even in the evenings, where heat shouldn't be an issue.

Can anyone recommend a simple-to-follow fix?

Big thanks,

Sofa Sufi.

Re: Fan running contantly since Mint 13 install.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:17 pm
by destro777
I had this problem coming from Windows 7 to Linux mint 14 on my laptop. The fan was much more noticeable even when the ram and cpu weren't working hard. I found out that I apparently had a setting turned on in the Bios that had my fan set to where it was already running. I turned that option off and my fan is a lot less noticeable. So maybe restart your computer and check your Bios to make sure there is no fan option that is set to "on" or "true".
Hope that's what's wrong because it's an easy fix if it is.

Re: Fan running contantly since Mint 13 install.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:27 pm
by sofasufi
Thanks Destro777 - I had a thorough look through my BIOS settings & couldn't find anything specific in relation to the fan. A few settings in relation to power usage, but nothing that has made any difference. I'd rather the fan runs too high than the laptop too hot, but it's audible in a way that it wasn't previously. Thanks for your suggestion.

Re: Fan running contantly since Mint 13 install.

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:45 pm
by goog64
Hi,
I have the same problem with Mint 14, a Compaq CQ60 and a Toshiba L300, and I'm also a newbie, so I look forward to any simple solution (or at least one that is explained simply).