Dell :: Fn + Z Combination Somehow Stops And Restarts The Fans
Jun 27, 2008
I don't know if this is something I did or that came part of the bios in the m1710, but I have the A03 bios and I had just installed and uninstalled I8kfangui , then, after I had rebooted and tried to clean out as much as I could, I was pretty exhausted and laid my head on the keyboard. I noticed the fans stopped then came back on. I did this a couple times before figuring out that this fn + z combination somehow stops and restarts the fans, even at gaming temps. sooooo, I'm wondering, is this by chance screwing up my normal fan control, my temps, etc? Did I do something to cause this? Is it normal? or did I8kfangui do it, and why can't I get rid of it.
Another note, it doesn't work right when I boot up, only after windows is running for a couple minutes.
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Feb 2, 2015
Just for the record, the ctrl f 11th key combination does work to restore this model to factory settings. I know because I just used it. Also, I have to say, this was the best computer ever! I used this thing HARD, everyday, hours on end. And had no hardware issues at all. Never had to replace anything. It's never let me down. I had dropped it several times in the 6 years I owned it and it kept trucking right along. I only an
m restoring it because my sister bought me a Dell Inspiron 15 laptop and a Samsung tablet for Christmas and I am going to let my son have the net book now.
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