Ubuntu
nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 package

  1. Bug #280805
  2. Comment #30

Comment 30 for bug 280805

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Lonnie Blansett (lonnie) wrote :

Dimitrios,

Sorry for the poor explanation... Yes, the fan still spins all the time, but it's slower and quiet now (at normal temperatures). I have to put my ear next to the machine to notice it now, so although it's still happening it doesn't really bother me anymore. I haven't tested it under heavy load yet, but I assume (hope) that it will spin faster when the system actually heats up.

As far as the latest bios goes, I followed the instructions at http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Tech/libsmbios_dellBiosUpdate. The "System ID" for my 1420 is 0x01F3 and the latest bios for that is A09. If there is a newer one somewhere please let me know.