Satellite A210-151: more fan activity after BIOS update to version 1.80

Hi folks,
I have noticed a that the fan activity has changed dramatically since I have updated my BIOS to V1.80. Every minute or so, sometimes even more often, the fan starts to work, going from what I believe is probably level 3 of 4 to level 2 and then stops.
This is getting kind of annoying, especially when Im not working, and theres only the internet (firefox) wokring on the machine.
Anyone else notice that ?
Thanks, Mike

In addition to my previous entry, my BIOS was 1.70 so it is not related to the BIOS version.
I've googled for similar symptoms and I only found such issue on Intel based A200's.
In fact this is only one discussion with the issue on AMD processor.
My A200 fan worked in relation to the temperature. 28C - off, and 33C - on (SpeedFan).
When I completelly covered air intake at the bottom side, it remained constantly runnig as the temperature was 29-30C.
Nevertheless, this was the most comfortable usage of the notebook :-) as the fan noise was significantly lower and at constant rate you can get used to it.
It is less annoying then permanent switch on/off :-)
After playing a while with air intake covering I found that lower fan noise can be obtained with covering at least 80% of intake.
So you can still leave 20% of the intake opened for air which should be safe for working with laptop in normal load.
Of course, you should monitor processor temperature!

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