Aug 02, 2010 the software has a smart control to run the fan more, which has helped actually, and makes me think the t61 hardware or bios drivers are not cooperating with windows 7, or at least its new x64. The idea of this is to let the program get out of the way and let the bios handle extremes. Solution to the cooling fan noise annoyances thinkpad t4x t40t41t42t43 notebook series. Asrock oc tuner is a userfriendly asrock overclocking tool which allows you to guard your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance. Dec 30, 2015 download thinkpad fan controller tpfancontrol for free. Please remember to be considerate of other members. Theme parks and fun centres dubai, united arab emirates. The fan was very similar, but not totally identical. I am trying to replace it, but found that its not easy to find. Lenovo thinkpad x61 fan repair guide installation video.
Just curious, but it looks like all the fan control for the t61 is for linux. Fan louvers on the machine help to prevent overheating of internal components. Download thinkpad fan controller tpfancontrol for free. Now, as for tpfancontrol, thats a third party tool, not supported by lenovo. It arrived in the proper box and is definitely the genuine thinkpad part. The businessoriented t61 includes highend features such as a magnesium alloy rollcage, 7row keyboard, screen latch, lenovo ultrabay, and thinklight.
When i received this fan, it initially appeared to fit fairly well, but the rounded edge of the fan housing did not have quite enough of a lip on it to sit correctly in the heatsink fan hole. If there is a graphical intensive program running, like a game or photoshop, and the cpu usage is over 50%. I bought a thinkpad t61 about 2 years ago, and it has run like a champ up until about a two weeks ago. I purchased the t61 heatsink and cooling fan assembly fru 42w2460 and was concerned as to if it was the genuine part. If the fan or dust is not the problem, then the motherboard may be failing, and it will need to be replaced. Resolving fan error on ibm thinkpad t61 a funny thing happened during work. I turned it off, tried again, received the same message, and tried once again to no avail. When i shifted the fan slightly so that edge would be supported, the far side dropped a bit too low, and the fan rubbed against the heatsink when it ran. Topseller thinkpad t61 models with microsoft windows. Before reinstalling the new lenovo x61 fan onto your laptop, you can clean the lenovo x61 fan. Unplugging ac and plugging it back may cause the ec to reset the fan control loop, and thus it may cause it to switch off the fan if the thinkpad is cool enough already, and the fan was activated just due to the builtin hysteresis in the fan control loop. Therefore, all possible damages to the thinkpad due to the use o. Fan runs at a higher than expected speed windows thinkpad. I noticed that the t61 fan fit just fine, even though it was just a bit different.
Thinkpad t61 wiki developed by john mcdonnell and forum member tuus. There are 4 major sections that are easy to finetune and monitor. Lenovo thinkpad t61 hardware maintenance manual pdf download. Lenovo thinkpad t series t61 fan repair guide installation. You can also use a paint brush to clean out the dirt from the hard to get areas. What i did was put it in a normal fan one and my pc booted correctly. For the default behavior, simply save tpfancontrol download as tpfancontrol, make sure youve loaded thinkpadacpi. So i just deleted that software before i went berzerk on it. When you activate any program again the fan goes up to 2000 rpm or more depending on the cpu usage of the application and then stays at this level. T400 t500 and newer t series laptopslenovo community. Original ibm thinkpad t61 42w2460 heatsink fan assembly comes.
This was because the replacement fan came from a scrap t61. Over the last several months it seemed like it might be overheating. It monitors the laptops thermal sensors and sets the fan speed accordingly, according to customizable thresholds. I understand that for the x61 pump to operate correctly, you want the cpu fan header to run at 100 percent voltage. About 3 hours before leaving for home, my ibm thinkpad t61 failed to start up from hibernate mode.
Do not obstruct fan louvers or cover them with labels or stickers. Is there any windows software that does fan control on the t61. Thinkpad fan controller tpfancontrol browse files at. Feb 10, 20 i have 14inch lenovo t61 and its about 4 years old. Ive written a small utility as per title to manage the fan and improve silence, coolness and. Source and binaries are available through the tp4xfancontrol project on sourceforge. Review ibmlenovo thinkpad t61 notebook notebookcheck. After the laptop restarts, the lenovo cpu fan will be noticeably louder. Ag080018,at a glance new thinkpad t61 notebooks feature. To clean your fan and heatsink, use a can of air and blow out any dirk from your lenovo t61 fan. Allows the user to control fan activity based on the thinkpad fan controller tpfancontrol browse files at. The thinkpad t61 notebook computer was released in may 2007 as part of lenovos premier line.
The software has a smart control to run the fan more, which has helped actually, and makes me think the t61 hardware or bios drivers are not cooperating with windows 7, or at least its new x64. Somtimes cleaning your lenovo t61 laptop fan will actually repair it. I am back with the same issue, i have read some of your posts regarding the fan issue in the t61 and i am disappointment with the t61 and lenovo, i have 2 other laptops, hp and macbook, as old as my t61 and i never had either of them brake down, they never needed service, except upgrading the hard drive and here i am having to replace the. The fan runs at a higher than expected speed, or cycles on and off more frequently than expected.
I am currently using ai suite iii i have determined its bugged software, opened my case and checked the fans are moving with the software and they dont but they do when i alter settings on the bios. One tip is to install the lmsensor and psensor to monitor your fan and cpu temperatures. Before reinstalling the new lenovo t61 fan onto your laptop, you can clean the lenovo t61 fan. If you own a thinkpad notebook you probably aware of the cooling fan noise annoyances, if you suffer from the noise and want to have a quiet life and gain control of the fan speed take a look at the thinkpad fan controller the thinkpad fan controller allows the user to control fan activity based on the system temperature or manual of course. Allows the user to control fan activity based on the system temperature. Remove the cooling fan assembly from your thinkpad t61. On the left side of the t61 from back to front is the main heat vent and fan, monitor out port, modem and ethernet lan port, 2 usb 2. I will monitor my fan from now and if any thing change i will post aother reply. I had all sorts of trouble with many of the recommended solutions at thinkwiki so i rolled my own. Click f10 on the upperright corner of the keyboard and restart your laptop. The businessoriented t61 includes highend features such as a magnesium alloy rollcage, 7. The asrock extreme tuning utility is designed to give the user with an asrock motherboard more control over certain setting. Ibm lenovo fan t60 t61 replacement guide install fix replace laptop heatsink cpu fan duration.
Usually, you dont need to replace the heatsink, so you can take down the fan from the heatsink. Lenovo t61 high cpu temp issue windows 7 help forums. If youve ever used freebsd or any other bsd for that matter on a thinkpad you might have noticed the loud and erratic behavior of the fan. Somtimes cleaning your lenovo x61 laptop fan will actually repair it. First the lenovo fan speed control driver is for thinkcentres, as written on the page you linked. If the control is on automatic, change it to manual. I dont own a thinkpad laptop for years now, and i dont plan to continue development on this. The thinkpad fan control utility intended for use only in a linuxunix environment does the job of balancing heat fan control on thinkpad notebooks. Nov 12, 2014 freebsd user clod89 created a utility to control your thinkpads fan. Fan or dust problems may be causing the graphics card to fail. D thank you for the provided links, but pardon my ignorance. In my bios as you can see, i have options of silent, normal and full speed. Theres been a bit of discussion in the ncase m1 threads about using water temperature to drive fans i actually did just pick up a temperature sensor to do just this unsuccessfully, as seen in my post in that thread and it got me thinking, what fan control software is everyone using. Fan buzzing on a lenovo t61 by undercooked jun 11, 2009 8.
Bios update and power manager if biosec thermal control logic has issues if the symptom persists, hardware failure is. After browsing websites for info i tried to clean it first. Do not post advertisements, offensive materials, profanity, or personal attacks. Page 91 make sure that the fan connector is attached firmly. Problems with t61 fan noise august 2009 forums cnet. If the computer is still frozen or has a black screen consider replacing the fan and cleaning out the dust inside the laptop. I took the fan out and cleaned it with air blower and put it back with the thermal paste. I do not think it ocmes from tpfancontrol since there is no bug from the software itself. Type in the percentage at which you would like the cpu fan to operate 100 would be 100%. Overclock cpupci frequency for optimal system performance. Several times it shut down during heavy activity andor when the afternoon sun hit the unit in its docking station.
I have a t61 with an intel 965 and the fan started turning on and off recently. Thinkpad fan control how is thinkpad fan control abbreviated. Dec 25, 2009 resolving fan error on ibm thinkpad t61 a funny thing happened during work. Have tried a few different software already but none of them pick up my cpu fan. I had to uninstall thinkpad fan control and now everything works just fine hi, i am new to this as well so forgive me if my question sounds silly. I had previously replaced the fan on my r61, which is very similar to the t61. I am guessing that setting it to full speed here will give the cpu fan header 100 percent voltage. Page 94 make sure that the fan connector is attached firmly. You may return any new computer purchased from that is dead on arrival, arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. May 17, 2007 on the left side of the t61 from back to front is the main heat vent and fan, monitor out port, modem and ethernet lan port, 2 usb 2. Bsdfan, a simple fan control utility for thinkpads. How to replace fan in lenovo thinkpad t61 inside my laptop.
I also just updated my lenovo t61 bios, and it seems to actually have made the problem worse. Freebsd user clod89 created a utility to control your thinkpads fan. Lenovo fan speed control driver windows 7 64bit gb. It doesnt look like speedfan is able to do so on mine. I have 14inch lenovo t61 and its about 4 years old. The thinkpad fan controller allows the user to control fan activity based on the system temperature or manual of course. Shimodaxs thinkpad fan control tool offers similar functionality see forum discussion at. A gtk gui program packaged for ubuntu gutsy gibbon 7. Unfortunately this project is not in the active development.
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