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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?

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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. 

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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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