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Rich Leyshon wrote: (Not saying the word as unlikely to be around for tomorrow)
You can. That's not the word.
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Okay, my totally wrong theory (just to embarrass myself) was:
From start FR
End of time E
TANGO
First popular P
Altered FRONTPAGE
which might be used by someone operating a computer.
I'll try doing some work now and hang my head in shame.
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Rich Leyshon wrote: my totally wrong theory (just to embarrass myself) was:
5 for effort 
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Time up. Posting solution.
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My notebook's fan was going crazy on windows 10 to the point where it sounded like my machine was possessed then I found this trick and it is quite as a mouse now... Maybe useful to someone...
Power & Sleep settings -> Additional power settings -> Change Power Settings -> Change advanced power settings
and in popup window Processor Power management. Changed System cooling policy to passive and Maximum processor state to 90%.
Processor Power Management[^]
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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Yes sir it is !
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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Yeah. we're dell "partners" - oem channel.
We have bought countless pcs from them over the decades.
About 5 years ago we bought an i5 for someone and it arrived as you have described. And searching the internet brought me to the same solution as you.
- They ship em that way? - Must be a loud final test room.
- Is Dell retarded now? - This is not an isolated incident by any stretch.
If they are looking for an exit strategy (I would too today) this might do it.
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virang_21 wrote: it is quite as a mouse
You ... you downsized it ?
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I've got a problem with overheating of my Dell laptop. 
But I don't have any Processor Power Management options in my advanced power settings... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I have a Dell laptop and Processor power settings are in the advanced settings dialog.
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Yup, I saw that on the OP screen dump. But not on my laptop... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I've had a number of Dell laptops and all have the same feature.
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Go into Device Manager. Are there any devices that are unidentified? It may mean that the power management drivers for the motherboard aren't installed.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Check what processes are using the most CPU. E.g. Chrome has a sub-process called 'Software Reporter Tool' that can use a lot of resources - I just kill that one.
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Why does your brainless image needs to know my location?
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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What? 
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Don't worry about it. "They" are already watching you.
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
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By setting max power state below 100% you essentially disable cpu boost.
If that lowers fan noise then some process was using a lot of cpu causing continuous boost.
Changing that setting is treating the symptoms, not the cause.
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My HP ZBook fan goes crazy too. I'm going to give this a try. Thanks! 
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In my experience, changing the cooling policy to passive will slow down the computer to avoid it overheating and then will try to enable the fan when this is insufficient, also lowering the maximum processor state will avoid your computer reaching peak performance, so basically, you're trading performance for quietness.
"Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn’t exist yet, but soon will, and will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again." Ray Bradbury
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I would find and kill processes that uses a lot of CPU, on Task Manager first.
Limiting the processor power means we get less than what we paid for.
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!! Hope it does not break anything though... And congrats for digging this out, I would have stopped after the 4th submenu level 