does the front panel have to stay off when the computer is on for air flow?
644745
No... There is a nice gap between the front panel and the chassis of the case ... Very good air flow!
644746
No it does not. The air flow is flowing through the gaps in the front of the panel
1018240
Just NO NOT touch the upper side near the fans. The noise is loud compared to my last laptop.
554905
When the fan is off you simply use a damp rag. If the area you are cooling is dusty it will blow dust, but any fan would do that.
407516
No. Idles very silent. Even under normal usage I cannot hear. My fans mounted on PC case are louder, and they aren't very loud themselves.
1713761
I have not had that issue. I assure when the computer is plugged in that it is on a surface that allows good ventilation.
1103398
Yes. If you press "home" button, then scroll down to "settings" and press "enter," then scroll to the right to "preferences" and press "enter," then scroll down to "front panel illumination" and select "off." That should do it.
1388881
No. It just plugs in. Be sure to install it with airflow going in the proper direction for proper cooling.
473419
Yes. There are times when the computer heats up and I remove the case. However, I looked up online and some site also said that my computer heats up even without the case.
1614819
Absolutely not! It is a good idea to take the cover off one a year or so and blow the dust off but by removing the cover you inhibit the airflow over the cpu and mobo making the cooling fans useless. The case is what generates the wind flow. Keep it clean and covered and you will have no problems
493625
It does not completely turn off, however it is very quiet. I have my tower on my desk next to the monitor, and I cannot hear the power supply over the CPU cooler.
1010214
I have one that I leave connected to my computer constantly, and I rarely turn it off. The hard drive only spins up when it's in use, so if you don't use it much, heat isn't an issue. And as long as you are in a temperature-controlled room that stays below 85 to 90 degrees, it shouldn't matter how much you use it. A fan is only necessary if the ambient temperatures is very hot.
657925
negative. well. perhaps if you turn all the so that they blow air into the case it would be a positive pressure. I run the fans on the front pulling in air and the top fan and back fan so that they force the air out and my power supply sucks air in from the base and out the back independent of the case ventilation.I have two fans I planned on adding to the bottom forcing air into the case.at this point the motherboard temp cpu and memory are staying cool. I have have sabertooth mb that has thermal controls for the fan.
1555035
I don't think you can switch it off, but the fan really hasn't gotten loud for me. I heard it's worse with the I7. It also only gets a little warm when gaming, but I haven't played super intense games, just DW8, R3KXI, etc...
354613
It's got one fan. You can manually turn on the extra power to it by pushing a button on the upper left of the keyboard. I play a lot of League of Legends, Sim City 5, etc... I run graphics at full quality and haven't had a problem. I do, because I always have, use a cooling pad, but I doubt that is absolutely necessary. The computer doesn't get very hot.
2128625
It has ventilation, in that it is not covered by any type of shroud or covering. However, this is passive cooling, as it is just open to the air, not actively cooled by a fan. Also, the lower part of the hard drive, where it connects to the docking station is covered and will receive less passive cooling. If you want this to be an always-on solution, I don't think this is the best choice, and you should look for something with an active cooling solution.
1405013
No, not all. Very quiet when the laptop is placed on it and you have 2 modes to run the fans for optimum cooling. Had a month or so now and I love it. Wish I bought 2 of them so I have a backup just in case.
1675559
It is on the bottom, which holds the laptop off whatever it is setting on. Seems to me that would promote better air flow!