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My laptop fan runs when i turn it on and it won't stop

Anonymous
2023-01-30T11:27:45+00:00

My fan was loud last night like a motor i think dust went in it. I tried cleaning the fan with balloon pump it worked the noise wasn't like a motor anymore but the fan is still spinning whenever i turn it on and it doesn't stop unless I turn my laptop off. What do I do?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-30T12:18:04+00:00

    "I tried cleaning the fan with balloon pump"

    • The fan is just one cooling component. To properly clean your machine you need to open it

    and clean out all the dust, especially from the coolers fins.

    If you are not using one already, a 'cooling pad' will also help cooling efficiency if the air intakes are on the bottom of your machine.

    eg -

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  2. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-01-30T12:46:49+00:00

    Hi trishaZC,

    Thank you for that information, in that case the fans should not constantly be on.

    Open Task Manager, then select the Processes tab, is the CPU, RAM or GPU at a very high percentage when the fans are running constantly?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-30T12:45:25+00:00

    I don't really know how to open my laptop but I will try search on how to open it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-30T12:33:49+00:00

    Yes it is

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  5. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-01-30T12:00:17+00:00

    Hi trishaZC,

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    Open the old Control Panel, not the Settings app

    At the top of the old Control Panel, set View to icons.

    Open Power Options in the old Control Panel

    What Power Plan is set there, is it the Balanced power plan?

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