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So like everyone else on the internet that has an XPS 13 9350 I was experiencing the fan being on all the time and getting high temps. I opened up the laptop and put some artic silver 5 on and put some thermal pads on the heat pipes. That put my temps down to about 65C under full load. My issue is now the fans aren't kicking in at all. I don't mind the no fan noise but now the coil whine is more noticeable and the bottom of the device gets hot due to no cooling fan. I already re-flashed the bios and for the heck of it reinstalled windows + drivers. Pretty sure this is a software problem so are there any programs that I can use to change the fan speeds?

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9 minutes ago, CaptainAustin said:

So like everyone else on the internet that has an XPS 13 9350 I was experiencing the fan being on all the time and getting high temps. I opened up the laptop and put some artic silver 5 on and put some thermal pads on the heat pipes. That put my temps down to about 65C under full load. My issue is now the fans aren't kicking in at all. I don't mind the no fan noise but now the coil whine is more noticeable and the bottom of the device gets hot due to no cooling fan. I already re-flashed the bios and for the heck of it reinstalled windows + drivers. Pretty sure this is a software problem so are there any programs that I can use to change the fan speeds?

 

make sure that you plugged the fan back into the header, and the correct way.

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Did you plug the fan back in?

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7 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

make sure that you plugged the fan back into the header, and the correct way.

 

17 minutes ago, CaptainAustin said:

So like everyone else on the internet that has an XPS 13 9350 I was experiencing the fan being on all the time and getting high temps. I opened up the laptop and put some artic silver 5 on and put some thermal pads on the heat pipes. That put my temps down to about 65C under full load. My issue is now the fans aren't kicking in at all. I don't mind the no fan noise but now the coil whine is more noticeable and the bottom of the device gets hot due to no cooling fan. I already re-flashed the bios and for the heck of it reinstalled windows + drivers. Pretty sure this is a software problem so are there any programs that I can use to change the fan speeds?

Never unplugged it, And its plugged in.

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Never unplugged it, And its plugged in.

Try speedfan maybe?

 

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check the fan connection, re-plug it in, that could fix it

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1 minute ago, RGProductions said:

maybe the new paste is so useful the fan doesn't need to kick in? IDK

Yeah I took the pads off and the fan kicked in at around 85C but with the pads on I cant even get it over 70C at full load. I think the fan only turns on at around 80c.

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Just now, CaptainAustin said:

Yeah I took the pads off and the fan kicked in at around 85C but with the pads on I cant even get it over 70C at full load. I think the fan only turns on at around 80c.

Oh! how bad is the coil whine?

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2 minutes ago, RGProductions said:

Oh! how bad is the coil whine?

Pretty bad, Since the laptop is quiet with no fan i can easily hear the screeching. Its an awful noise.

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Pretty bad, Since the laptop is quiet with no fan i can easily hear the screeching. Its an awful noise.

You're telling me. My monitor has coil whine BAD, about comfortable listening volume for music.

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Just now, RGProductions said:

You're telling me. My monitor has coil whine BAD, about comfortable listening volume for music.

Didn't even know a monitor can have coil whine lol

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12 minutes ago, CaptainAustin said:

Didn't even know a monitor can have coil whine lol

It's the AC to DC power supply inside. Luckily I just ordered a new monitor!

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