[Solved] GE60 OND GPU fan issue

Please, for the love of anything holy, someone help me get this fixed, it's making me lose my mind.
Like dozens upon dozens of other people, I have the fan issue where it stops and speeds up every 10 seconds or so. The only time it doesn't do this is if I hit the fan button for 100% fan or if I start up a game that requires the fan to be used. If that's not happening, it's silence followed by a speed-up followed by silence, repeat. It's making me go insane.
I flashed my bios to the latest version.
I can NOT flash the EC firmware and the instructions on MSI support tell me to do something that doesn't exist. The zip I download has 3 files, none of which do anything. The win flash file doesn't exist. I contacted MSI support and just get automated crap responses.
I tried downloading MSI afterburner but naturally, the bios doesn't allow for fan adjustment. Thanks MSI!
If anyone has any idea on how to make this stop, please, please, please help me out. I've seen the youtube video with 16,000 views of the guy having the same problem so I'm not alone. I just use Windows 8 so the fixes don't seem to apply. Thanks ahead of time. I'm currently in Afghanistan so I'm probably 12 hours ahead of most people here but I'll keep checking this thread looking for answers. I appreciate it.

Followed the instructions with the DOS flash for EC firmware. The computer has now been running for 10 minutes without WRRRRRRRR........WRRRRRRRRRR.........WR RRRRRRRRRR.
It's amazing so far, I hope it lasts. It's peace on my ears and sanity and, hopefully, I won't have to shut down the computer every time I leave the room in fear the fan will rattle out of control again and break something. On another note, have you guys talked to MSI about putting those instructions right on their EC firmware support page instead of the WRONG instructions they have listed right now?
Also, the fan controls that Syre had still won't download. (hopefully not needed anymore) Maybe it's an issue with the internet here but it always cuts off about 2/3 of the way into it.
Thanks for the help everyone. I'll be back bitching/moaning if the problem starts up again but hopefully that won't happen.

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Quote from: Svet on 11-April-14, 18:12:20
have you done EC reset? https://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/how-to-reset-the-ec-embedded-controller
can you try to plug the HDMI into your dell screen[insteal of sharp TV] to check if the same issue will hapends?
Install latest Intel GPU drivers from: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect/graphics
then retest
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Hello,
I have a GE60 0ND and I'm encountering the fan issue where the fan keeps starting and stopping even when the computer is idle. It is becoming infuriating and I want to make this stop.
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Okay so I suppose there is some kind of transition here... My computer doesn't do his fan weirdness while idle anymore a few minutes after startup (it kind of does some weird clipping (?) sound at time but I'll probably just have to clean the fan). Sorry for the inconvenience, the info on this forum in invaluable.
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Because from my personal experience it makes the same thing several times in the past
and it fixed by his own few minutes later and then was fine
so i suspect its some kind of checking/or cleaning FAN mechanism like you said sometimes after startup
but what triggers this behavior is not known
from my experience its rare but can hapend sometimes
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but I'll probably just have to clean the fan). Sorry for the inconvenience, the info on this forum in invaluable.
its not because of dust, it does this at new machine and year later i've checked the FAN multiple times and it's in perfect conditions
but haven't notice this issues from 7-8 months
but of course open the NB to check your FAN to check it!
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I have had my MSI GE60 Apachce Pro 15" laptop for a little over a month now.
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Try to remove battery and hold power button for 5 sec.
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MSI GE60 OND
CPU: Intel i7-3610QM
Memory: 8gb
discrete graphics: nvidia 660m
OS: Windows 7 ultimate 64bit
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Yes all games are on the internal hard disk.
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Hello,
I have a problem with my MSI GE60 0ND. The fan / cooler boost button above the keyboard is always glowing and sometimes very light flickering. The fan spins at a normal and quiet level.
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Quote from: w33daw on 03-December-13, 18:14:26
fan is constantly spinning with the same, average speed. It goes faster when on stress but continue to spin when system is idle
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Sorry to spoil that, but the fan was indeed always spinning before, too. But very quietly at a low rate! You could observe rotational speed in RWeverything and it did NEVER stop with that notebook (GE60) and the EC-version 14.04
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I and some of my friends have GPU boost issue with MSI GE60 and GE70 0ND ... (GTX 660M) in TURKEY
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We have E16GAIMS.513 BIOS in our notebooks.
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Quote from: pshywar on 30-March-13, 04:35:40
I think we should wait that this update is uploaded to main website in order to prevent some compatibility or etc issues.
BIOS update is a important issue and it can causes irrecoverable problems. So, we continue to wait
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It was a test, they may never publish it...
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Quote from: darkhawk on 30-March-13, 09:47:09
Here's my thoughts. And you probably won't like them.
Try upgrading using that BIOS. What's the worst that could happen? You brick your machine? Make sure everything is backed up, and try it. You want the VBIOS portion fixed so it boosts? Well.....try that BIOS. And if it doesn't work or bricks the machine, you'll need to send it back anyway and they will probably load the BIOS on it then anyway.......
Either way, it's a win (albeit, in 1 situation it might take a few weeks....). You'll get what you want.
I obviously can't try it as I don't have a GE60.....
I think it might be best to just wait for the official one, as the warranty services in Australia are absolutely poops, be it any make or brand - most companies are not obligated to have the customer's best interest at heart, so if they can get away with voiding it, they will - so I'm not too keen to test this unofficial one lest it affects my warranty.
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I made a topic as you ask on the other topic.
To recap, i have exactly the same fan issue that Kingus.
Could you do the same manipulation for me? (with a donation for sure)
My BIOS version (same as Kingus) :
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No, no the photo is really from my PC . ( but as you see is almost the same pc as Kingus it's for this reason i would have the same EC configuration as him for solve the fan issue.)
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ttouch,
I have one of these cards on my machine & have not seen this behaviour. Mine runs at 50°C +/- 5 with a fan speed of 1200 to 1300rpm +/- some.
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So I've had my 680 Lightning for just over a year now and it's been working great with no issues at all, until i cleaned it. It needed a clean since it had a nice layer of dust on the heat-sinks. For starters who ever designed the card so you can't take the case off without taking the whole GPU cooler off isn't that smart, it's a very badly designed since i can't clean the fan without voiding my warranty. ( Yes i know the fans spin up backwards to remove the dust on the GPU but over time you will still get a build up of dust on the heat-sink that needs to be removed )
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Sorry if i sound :censored:ed but i paid over $630 Australian at the time when i bought it, it was marketed as an higher range card with the price to match it and for a higher range card one would expect to be able to clean it when it needs.
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Fans or other spare parts aren't sold separately. If your vga is still covered by warranty contact MSI if seller refuses rma: >>How to contact MSI.<<
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Bios Unlock MSI GE60 OND Request

Hello, i have a MSI GE60 OND and i need to unlock my bios especially for those features:
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- All other features that is possible :-D, but pls don`t change the Fan or something.
I already made a Donation 2GK8061366286742R (if everything works well, i will give a second Donation ;-)
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Hello,
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i have a MSI GE60 OND and i need to unlock my bios especially for those features:
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- Newest BIOS/Firmware
oki, will update it with latest intel's storage fw
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- switchable graphics --> so i can turn off sometimes my nvidia card.
haven't tried this personally but should works. [other people reported that works fine to turn off dedicated card]
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- Over/undervolt and Over/underclock (with multiplier) Cpu
cpu voltage is typically N/A
about MP, this depend of CPU used, if you have XM chip then you can go over.
For your i7-3630QM you can go over.
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- All other features that is possible :-D, but pls don`t change the Fan or something.
oki
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- vBios --> so i can overclock my nvidia card (overclock limit cancel +135 MHZ...)
oki, in add on to this also will add performance tweaks & disable boost with no throttle.
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I already made a Donation 2GK8061366286742R
received it.
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(if everything works well, i will give a second Donation ;-)
aha oks, thanks
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GTX 970 Fan Issue Part Two

Hello,
i am new to the forum but i followed the first threat every day since my MSI 970 GTX Card has the issue with the fans (one is at 100% and one does not move)
I found that the threat is closed, i think that this is a shame. I want to quote:
"Nichrome"
Enough of flaming on MSI
>>Please read and comply with the Forum Rules.<<
If you have an issue mentioned in this topic with your 970 or 980, RMA it. (My word, RMA is a simple way, who pays me as i cannot use the pc in this time ??)
If you can't understand that MSI is unable (or was) to reproduce the issue, then we can't do anything about it. Also note that MSI has lots of different things to do, not just fixing 970 fan issue.
Any updates will be posted by Mods/Admins here.----End of quote."
WOW !!!! MSI has a lot different things to do ?
And what, please ? The GTX970 is as new as a card could be. And MSI has different things to do as fixing errors ? WHAT ????????????? WHAT HAS MSI TO DO ???
I think you must be kidding. I am sorry that my first post is full of angry but if MSI has other things to do as fixing an error from a brand new product, what for the heck are these things ???? (fixing errors on a Geforce 8800 or else, oh yeah, that is really important !!)
I have contact with my reseller and i will get ( i hope still 2014 ) a new card, hopefully without errors.
But the statemant of MSI is, simple to say, not enough.
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Quote from: Nichrome on 06-November-14, 20:23:34
Very upsetting?
Explain me one thing: how can you fix something if it's not broken? If they can't get the issue, then they can't investigate. Please stop behaving like you're 5 years old that don't understand a thing. Unless you are 5 years old, then it seems that your parents should speak to us or MSI instead of you.
That's not nice is it. Yes he might be being a little melodramatic. But to then insult him by calling him a child? You should not be insulting people. Whether this is a user to user forum or not, the forum uses the MSI brand which should encourage even more so a kinder approach to customers using the forum. In my humble opinion of course.
Customers are unhappy. It would be wise to note that the reaction of MSI, this forum, the fan troubles are all being widely discussed and documented all over the web. MSI's reputation is not always being viewed in a good light. Surely we should be trying to mindful and where possible improve that.
Also, the view that in some shape or form its the customers fault for buying hardware early isn't one I share, nor should it imo be viewed as acceptable. I have always bought early release gpu's and never had any issue in the past 20 years from a hardware perspective. I will freely admit that these 2 x 980's of mine are my very first purchases of MSI though.
I actually quite like my MSI 980's, though it is looking likely that they may require a vbios update to rectify the fan spin up issue being currently investigated by Nvidia. It would have been nice to know that this was being investigated by MSI too. Is that enough to put me off MSI again? Not really. But my perception of MSI has changed and think things could be handled better.
TL;DR MSI could do better at maintaining customer relations.

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