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July 14th, 2026 17:14
Inspiron 15 3530, Bios 1.32.0, Fan Cycles Irrespective of Temperature
My Inspiron 15 3530, Bios 1.32.0, has a fan that cycles on and off irrespective of temperature. This is the latest driver posted by Dell.
Here's are some temperature (coretemp) and fan speed (sensors dell_ddv-virtual-0) samples over a ten second intervals during idle use:
13:04:19 temp=+53.0°C fan=4796
13:04:29 temp=+52.0°C fan=4830
13:04:39 temp=+51.0°C fan=4807
13:04:49 temp=+51.0°C fan=4379
13:04:59 temp=+51.0°C fan=2386
13:05:09 temp=+52.0°C fan=0
13:05:19 temp=+85.0°C fan=0
13:05:29 temp=+56.0°C fan=0
13:05:39 temp=+57.0°C fan=0
13:05:49 temp=+60.0°C fan=0
13:05:59 temp=+60.0°C fan=0
13:06:09 temp=+62.0°C fan=0
13:06:19 temp=+62.0°C fan=0
13:06:30 temp=+64.0°C fan=0
13:06:40 temp=+64.0°C fan=0
13:06:50 temp=+65.0°C fan=0
13:07:00 temp=+65.0°C fan=2189
13:07:10 temp=+60.0°C fan=4313
13:07:20 temp=+57.0°C fan=3856
13:07:30 temp=+56.0°C fan=1538
13:07:40 temp=+57.0°C fan=0
13:07:50 temp=+57.0°C fan=2054
13:08:00 temp=+55.0°C fan=4219
13:08:10 temp=+51.0°C fan=4761
13:08:20 temp=+53.0°C fan=4807
13:08:31 temp=+52.0°C fan=4830
13:08:41 temp=+52.0°C fan=4796
13:08:51 temp=+51.0°C fan=4819
13:09:01 temp=+50.0°C fan=4784
13:09:11 temp=+49.0°C fan=4807
13:09:21 temp=+48.0°C fan=4819
13:09:31 temp=+49.0°C fan=4830
13:09:41 temp=+47.0°C fan=4819
13:09:51 temp=+47.0°C fan=4807
13:10:01 temp=+47.0°C fan=4807
After this it sat at ~47 degrees with the fan running at over 4000 for a couple of minutes. This issue happens many times per hour; the cycling is nearly constant.
Is this a known issue? Is there a planned fix or workaround?


Maxd1
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July 15th, 2026 18:20
As you well know you are not alone. It doesn't mention temperature but today has a new BIOS for your system. You know the risks.
GuyWithBrokenMachines
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July 17th, 2026 03:45
@Maxd1 Thanks for the response, even if it was oddly terse and presumptuous. I would not have asked the question if I'd know the scope of the issue.
Unfortunately it did not resolve the issue, which tells me that Dell has not made this a priority.
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