T450s: fan is on more often than not

[dmitriy_dokshin]

The laptop is new. I am using Windows 10, nothing special: browsing, reading, etc. But CPU temperature is very often above 50 degrees. So, the fan turns on.

[dmitriy_dokshin]

Setting BIOS thermal management option to "balanced" helps very slightly.

[guicara2]

Hello,

I have the same problem with my T440s:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/Thinkpad-T440s-fan-noise-problem/td-p/22...

I don't think that T440s/T550s handle very well fan management / CPU cooling.

[dmitriy_dokshin]

So, I'm a little disappointed with my new laptop. I find this temperature management and fan noise level unacceptable for premium quality. Next time I'll think twice before buying Lenovo laptop.

[dmitriy_dokshin]

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=118577

[dmitriy_dokshin]

I have i7 model. Maybe high temperature is related to its high power.

[dmitriy_dokshin]

I think I found a partial solution. Review power options of selected power plan (advanced settings). Some of them may affect processor utilization without reducing performance. Some software  Intel Graphics Settings, Processor Power Management, etc.

It is worth noting that some software (e.g. Samsung Magician) creates its own power plan.

Anyway it doesn't solve the whole problem. The fan sound is very annoying.

[dmitriy_dokshin]

https://youtu.be/PfaMr5arV6U

Here is the video where you can hear this whining fan.

[tripplec]

Where you been. Read first then.

The T400 and later were all noisy from the get go and some overheating problems. With it being smaill the fan has to spin a lt to get rid of the heat. Buy a full sized notebook and it will be quieter.

[dmitriy_dokshin]

I don't think that it is a solution and a strong reason. First, I like everything else in this laptop. Second, I have U330p, it is quite small but the fan works much quitter.