Fan noise is ok? How loud is it when it is running? Is there anyone who can give me any idea about fan noise of this laptop.
1630817
Runs pretty quiet and efficient without too much heat under normal use. Tax the processor and the heat builds along with an accelerated fan.
913891
It souns like your CPU is overheating. If the Fan is making weird noises, its broken and its probably not providing the proper ventilation for your CPU. Then the CPU overheats and causes your laptop to shut down within that period of time. You need to find and replace the Fan thats failing.
1913644
It should be really quiet, even when on high perf. Make sure not to block bottom vents with blanket or so on. In worse case download the laptop heat meter and test it.
1052457
Yes it is the way it is. It has got a fast processor when loaded it needs to cool down. I agree it is somewhat loud sometimes. It is a great laptop.
943905
The fan runs when you plug in the unit to the adapter. It runs louder the more items you plug in but it's not real loud even at full capacity of a laptop running. I often take calls with it plugged in and the fan is not disruptive to anyone.
1145417
It is very quiet. It does have a fan and occasionally it is loud if the computer is "working hard". I would say the fan is on very low 90% of the time and you can barely hear it.
1913645
I have problems with fan noise, it is horribly out of balance and makes a snoring-like sound as it spins down (kind of like a dying hard-drive as someone mentioned). If yours is doing this as well, you more than likely have a faulty fan. Unfortunately I have found that Lenovo does not allow non-factory repair of the IdeaPad line, so no local factory certified repair people are able to RMA parts and your only options are to send it in if it is under warranty, or try to find a fan on amazon or ebay and replace it yourself.
646043
I have only had the unit one night, but the fan noise does seem a little loud. Which is unfortunate because I kept reading how quiet it is and that is one of the main reasons I bought one. Not sure if it is just my unit, or if this is just how normally loud it is for others? Also, my fan ALWAYS seems to be running, even if I am not pushing it hard at all.
2055776
I have all fans connected and would say it's fairly quiet. My video card fan is louder then the rest.
1910553
I hear no such noise in mine, however, I always leave mine in standby mode. I suspect you have a noisy cooling fan.
1052455
Yes. with little activity the fan hardly runs. With more processing it really blows. I found the problem with mine was some Toshiba installed gaming that was running all the time. causing the fan to run on high all the time. I couldn't figure out how to turn the game off (or how it even got turned on) so I just uninstalled it and my machine now runs quiet.
1544727
It isn't significant running in typical environments. System intense rendering can get that fan humming but it still isn't annoying. I control the fan while running Bootcamp and crank it to max when gaming and only then is it very loud. However I am okay with that cause you need to keep a card cool for gaming.
1695924
Hi, Michael. I can't tell, because my other 5 case fans hide it. I can tell you this: the overall noise of the whole system is pretty low. To illustrate this, I had to turn off the air conditioner to notice it. So, the card's fan contribution to noise must be next to nothing. I hope it's useful.
316168
Same here...fan is all jacked up and incredibly noisy. Never experienced this with 3 previous Toshiba laptops, so I'm inclined to think it's an issue with this model in particular. Does anyone know the best way to remedy?
974251
No louder than a "normal" fan regardless of load. You can hear it's running but not over the volume of a typical game. It is very good at keeping the processor cool.
76705
I only had this problem on my first two start up.The fan was very loud, not sure what the problem was.but now i had the laptop for about 2 weeks now it seem like the fan has quite down.
1482446
This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If that isn't an issue, then I would strongly recommend this laptop. This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If... » Read More This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If that isn't an issue, then I would strongly recommend this laptop. « Show Less