Fan only spins during bootup, stops once OS is loaded; barely kicks in when overheating.

[Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger]

To reiterate the title with a bit more information, the fan on my laptop (a Samsung RV515) runs during bootup at full power and stops (or at least becomes inaudible and puts out no air) once the OS (Windows 7) loads. Should my laptop begin overheating, the fan barely kicks in and I can hardly tell that it's running. What I'm asking is...

 

How do I make my laptops fan run consistently and at a higher power?

 

I've attempted to use Speedfan to, well, speed up my fan to no avail (though it has proved handy in keeping track of how hot I'm running), despite following all instructions and workarounds I've read. Speaking of reading, I've read that my fan issue might be due to a "power saving" function in the laptop to increase battery life. However, this problem exists regardless if I use battery or AC power. Might any of you, friendly tech tippers, have advice on how to control my fan?

[Godlygamer23]

What makes you think the laptop is overheating? Is it hot to the touch? Are you measuring the various sensors in the CPU/motherboard?

[Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger]

When I believe it's overheating, the underside is very hot to touch; if it were actually atop my lap I could burn my leg. According to the temperatures Speedfan is displaying, during these times the "GPU" and "Core" are far hotter than what they normally are.

[Vegetable]

21 minutes ago, Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger said:

When I believe it's overheating, the underside is very hot to touch; if it were actually atop my lap I could burn my leg. According to the temperatures Speedfan is displaying, during these times the "GPU" and "Core" are far hotter than what they normally are.

What are your temps?

[Godlygamer23]

28 minutes ago, Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger said:

When I believe it's overheating, the underside is very hot to touch; if it were actually atop my lap I could burn my leg. According to the temperatures Speedfan is displaying, during these times the "GPU" and "Core" are far hotter than what they normally are.

Can you read your CPU temperature using CoreTemp? 

[Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger]

20 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

What are your temps?

HD0: 46

GPU: 52

CPU:66

Core:65

 

All in celsius.

12 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Can you read your CPU temperature using CoreTemp? 

According to CoreTemp, my CPU is 66 Celsius.

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger said:

HD0: 46

GPU: 52

CPU:66

Core:65

 

All in celsius.

According to CoerTemp, my CPU is 66 Celsius.

What CPU are you using? That's not a typical overheating temperature.

[flibberdipper]

55 minutes ago, Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger said:

HD0: 46

GPU: 52

CPU:66

Core:65

 

All in celsius.

According to CoreTemp, my CPU is 66 Celsius.

If that's idle it's not ideal but it's not terrible. What does it hit under any appreciable load? Any reasonable fan curve will hit 100% at anywhere from 90-105C (depending on the chip)

[Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger]

1 hour ago, Godlygamer23 said:

What CPU are you using? That's not a typical overheating temperature.

I'm not entirely sure to be honest - I'm new to the hardware side of things -, but Catalyst Control Center lists my processor as the AMD E-350 Processor, 1600 Mhz, 2 Cores, 2 Logical Processors. I didn't realize that; in the past the bottom of my laptop didn't get as hot as it has been lately, and - given how hot it felt - I thought it might be overheating or near overheating.

 

57 minutes ago, tmcclelland455 said:

If that's idle it's not ideal but it's not terrible. What does it hit under any appreciable load? Any reasonable fan curve will hit 100% at anywhere from 90-105C (depending on the chip)

Those are the temperatures when my computer is under a fair load for a bit; the only difference between that and the idle temps would be that my HDO sits around 34-35 when idle.

[flibberdipper]

1 minute ago, Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger said:

I'm not entirely sure to be honest - I'm new to the hardware side of things -, but Catalyst Control Center lists my processor as the AMD E-350 Processor, 1600 Mhz, 2 Cores, 2 Logical Processors. I didn't realize that; in the past the bottom of my laptop didn't get as hot as it has been lately, and - given how hot it felt - I thought it might be overheating or near overheating.

 

Those are the temperatures when my computer is under a fair load for a bit; the only difference between that and the idle temps would be that my HDO sits around 34-35 when idle.

The chip you have shouldn't even turn off until it hits something like 90C, so in theory you should be fine until that temperature.

[Godlygamer23]

7 minutes ago, Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger said:

I'm not entirely sure to be honest - I'm new to the hardware side of things -, but Catalyst Control Center lists my processor as the AMD E-350 Processor, 1600 Mhz, 2 Cores, 2 Logical Processors. I didn't realize that; in the past the bottom of my laptop didn't get as hot as it has been lately, and - given how hot it felt - I thought it might be overheating or near overheating.

 

Those are the temperatures when my computer is under a fair load for a bit; the only difference between that and the idle temps would be that my HDO sits around 34-35 when idle.

What you can try is taking it apart and inspecting the thermal compound to see its condition, and re-applying new stuff. Another thing is to check for any kind of dust that might be trapped in the fan or the heatsink(s).

[Jeff "Nipple Play" Winger]

45 minutes ago, tmcclelland455 said:

The chip you have shouldn't even turn off until it hits something like 90C, so in theory you should be fine until that temperature.

ahh, Thank you; that allays my concerns about doing to it, haha.

43 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

What you can try is taking it apart and inspecting the thermal compound to see its condition, and re-applying new stuff. Another thing is to check for any kind of dust that might be trapped in the fan or the heatsink(s).

I see, thank you; It's likely there is dust build up in there, given how old it is. And, good idea; it didn't even cross my mind to check the thermal compound. I'll look into taking my laptop to a proper shop around where I live so I don't botch the job and do more harm than good; I'll keep in mind to ask them to check it.

 

Thank you, very much.