Bought 2nd hand Laptop with SDD drive but the Fan is Running Constantly!

EveryWhere

Trains wrote: »

I was thinking of doing that with this: https://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/akoya-e6221-%28md-97881%29/CT12813396


I have tried installing Windows 10 on my Medion, but it wouldnt boot up.

I even tried installing Windows 8.1, but again it wouldn't boot up.

So i ended up reinstalling Windows 7 for the 3rd time, and it Does boot up.

Ofcourse Windows 7 support ends in January 2020...

I know my luck..... i will buy that SSD for it - installing Windows 10 again - and it wont boot up??

It seems others can run Windows 10 on that laptop. Which BIOS version is it running? https://www.medion.com/gb/service/_lightbox/treiber_details.php?did=11904

poppellerant

Trains wrote: »

Does this mean anything, please?

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Temperature 0 69 degC (156 degF) (Core #0)
Temperature 1 70 degC (158 degF) (Core #1)

The laptop which I have, and referred to earlier, has the same processor as yours. It does seem that your laptop has a different motherboard with an different chipset, but I don't think these factors will generate enough heat to make the laptop fan run constantly. My own laptop has been sat in a very warm room on a soft fabric for the last hour and the CPU temperature hasn't gone above 49c - in fact it is idling at 40c right now. Of course, these are two different laptops in different conditions and I know that nothing is installed that will cause my laptop to constantly power it's fan on at 100% - unless Windows 10 does a major feature update of course!

I wonder if you have programs running in the background that are taxing the processor. Have you looked in Task Manager to see what programs are running and if any are constantly using the CPU? You can tell by looking at the CPU column and looking at the percentages.

On a similar note, as the laptop is second hand, I would consider reinstalling Windows. This way you have a clean installation with no unknowns potentially lurking. But I would see what you find in Task Manager first. As pointed out already, it's possible that the laptop you bought with it's particular configuration is known to be problematic.

poppellerant

grumpycrab wrote: »

Looks like you will be able to see the fan without taking the keyboard ribbon cable out (I hate laptop ribbon cables...).

You can. But, as I've found through my own experience, "dust bunnies" like to hide behind the fins in between the fan and heatsink inside the machine and not cling onto the fins which you see immediately before the plastic chassis. When I bought my laptop, this was one of the first things I did whether it needed it or not. Admittedly I only found a small clump of dust, but it's peace of mind for me knowing that it's clear.

ianto11

From your hwmonitor report

Temperature 0 69 degC (156 degF) (Core #0)
Temperature 1 70 degC (158 degF) (Core #1)

That's certainly "cosy" is your CPU running flat out also ?
For reference I have an HP Spectre X360 running an I7 processor which runs warm and appears to be an inherent fault with them, but I never get it anywhere near 70 deg

Apologies for posting duplicate info ��

poppellerant

ianto11 wrote: »

From your hwmonitor report

Temperature 0 69 degC (156 degF) (Core #0)
Temperature 1 70 degC (158 degF) (Core #1)

That's certainly "cosy" is your CPU running flat out also ?
For reference I have an HP Spectre X360 running an I7 processor which runs warm and appears to be an inherent fault with them, but I never get it anywhere near 70 deg

Apologies for posting duplicate info ��

No need to apologise, ianto11, your post reinforces my suspicions.

Geodark

Trains wrote: »

I've messed up then.

I have a Medion Akoya that is about 10 years old and is totally silent with an old Hard Drive.

I thought SDD and Windows 10 already installed was going to be good, but noise is'nt!

what is the connection between the SSD and the fan you keep going on about?

grumpycrab

Geodark wrote: »

what is the connection between the SSD and the fan you keep going on about?

None. OP thought there was.

Heedtheadvice

Wow. Hot buttered toast, anyone?


Certainly too hot for comfort are those cpu temperatures. Aim should be to keep them in the thirties max (not always possible!) . Hotter than that and cpu life reduction is risked. Fan continuously on is just a symptom, however annoying.


It would be well worth following the advice to ensure the 'airways' are clear and the heatsink compound is replaced plus the heatsink firmly attached.....afterlooking at cpu % use. It should be highly used at boot up and for probably several minutes (depending upon what is being checked) -assuming there are no updates happening and no virus checking -and then when idle after this initial startup period it should drop down to say 5% or less after maybe 10 minutes. The more the cpu is used the hotter it will be, all other factors equal!


So two main areas to check before you conclude you have bought a 'pup'.

Trains

EveryWhere wrote: »

See if Speedfan works on your laptop: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OkBRELqEgM

Thankyou i installed it, but unfortunately can't work out the settings.

The YouTube videos and guides i've found online are for a different version, which has a different look, i haven't managed to find one that resembles what i have downloaded.

Trains

EveryWhere wrote: »

It seems others can run Windows 10 on that laptop. Which BIOS version is it running? https://www.medion.com/gb/service/_lightbox/treiber_details.php?did=11904

I don't know, i will try n find out.

I'm worried about messing the Medion up as i can't face reinstalling everything all over again, but will need to at the beginning of next year when Windows 7 support ends.