Any help would be very, very much appreciated.
My laptop is a Dell Latitude C400 (a bit on the old side now) And for a long time the fan had been getting louder and louder, although I hadn't noticed because it was quite gradual. Well it was rattling a while ago and then just plain stopped. It's out of warranty,etc so I opened her up and unplugged the biggest hair/dust/crap ball ever! It was amazing that it hadn't stopped a long time ago, poor thing!
So I start her up again and the fan doesn't start. Ever. I looked around for weeks for stuff online and finally heard about this program which can force the fan to go faster or slower or stop, etc. I get the right version for my latitude and wey hey the fan starts spinning (beautifully silent I might add). But after about a minute it stopped again.I decided maybe the problem is the computer communicating with the fan so I reformatted the entire thing, did all the checks afterwards and it still isn't working. heat test showed it at 0rpm.
2007-06-12 07:45:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I know you're probably right and it might just be a dead fan, but it was working perfectly when I cleaned it out afterwards :( ugh. okey doodle.
2007-06-12 07:55:39 · update #1
It sounds like you may have a bad fan, or a bad wire. Try calling up Dell and asking for a replacement fan, I believe the part number is 212UM.
2007-06-12 07:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing to bear in mind is that the fans in these laptops are variable speed meaning they don't run constantly, but will engage at either a low speed, high speed, or OFF depending on the heat that is detected in the laptop. Your fan may working just fine and is only kicking on as needed. If you want to be sure the best bet would be to have it tested at an authorized service center where they can tell you for certain if the fan has "died" and needs replacing.
2007-06-12 07:56:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might have burnt up the motor that turns the fan when it was plugged up. When you do get it fixed use regular maintenance. About every 6 months or so take off the cover and blow it out--also dont put it on your lap unless the air vents on the bottom can get air to them.
2007-06-12 07:52:19 · answer #3 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sparkling out vents of fuzz and airborne dirt and dirt. Take decrease back hide off if needed. positioned it on a stand with a fan, raise decrease back to tilt it and get air under it. Blow fan around the whole laptop. Run in air conditioned room. turn off any extra desirable utility to diminish the burden on gadget. turn down demonstrate screen brightness. Use headphones or exterior audio gadget quite of inner audio gadget.
2017-01-06 11:16:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋