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  • stevo1210
    Badcaps Legend
    • Oct 2006
    • 4156
    • Australia
    #1

    I8KfanGUI concern

    I have a Dell Inspiron 4000 here that had an application called I8KfanGUI installed. This application shows me the temperature and fan speed of my Dell laptop since this program is designed to work only with Dell laptops. I dunno if it has any serious impacts on my laptop. But I've heard that it can ruin my laptop completely?
    Just now the CPU temperature got up to 82c and the fans still didn't run. I had to put the program into "automatic fan control mode" instead of "no fan control, show temperatures" mode. I'm getting nervous about the application, so I've decided to remove it from the laptop. Since I've removed the application, will the BIOS now take over and control the fan speeds like normal? or do I need to do something else before I fry my laptop?

    Thanks.
    Don't find love, let love find you. That's why its called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall. - Anonymous
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    • Gianni
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Jul 2008
      • 681
      • Italy
      #2
      Re: I8KfanGUI concern

      Hi stevo1210

      read ** WARNING: I8kfangui can ruin your GPU!.


      Ciao
      Gianni
      Last edited by Gianni; 10-24-2008, 08:09 AM. Reason: Modified text
      "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins...Not through strength, but through persistence."
      H. J. Brown

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        • stevo1210
          Badcaps Legend
          • Oct 2006
          • 4156
          • Australia
          #3
          Re: I8KfanGUI concern

          Well after reading that, I am never even going to touch anything such as I8KfanGUI ever again. Anyway, after I removed I8KfanGUI, I decided to run a CPU burn in application and surely enough the CPU fan ran during the test as it got hot.... so I guess the fan control is back into the hands of the system BIOS.

          Thanks.
          Don't find love, let love find you. That's why its called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall. - Anonymous

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            • kikkoman
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Jul 2007
              • 691
              #4
              Re: I8KfanGUI concern

              what about speedfan? i don't have any experience with it running on Dell lappies, but so far i've always been very happy with it.
              "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken

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                • 370forlife
                  Large Marge
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 3112
                  • United States
                  #5
                  Re: I8KfanGUI concern

                  Ahh yes, speedfan.

                  Little more complicated on getting it to control fan speeds. But it works, non the less.

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                    • Fizzycapola
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Oct 2006
                      • 423
                      #6
                      Re: I8KfanGUI concern

                      If you underclock your laptop you may not need the fan to come on. I have mine permanently underclocked until I find an occasion that requires otherwise.
                      Rubycon Rubycon Rubycon

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