Can my laptop fan die? If yes, what to do?
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Mar 15, 20267348 viewsConfidence Score0%
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All, I have a new issue with my laptop (3-yr old Lenovo ThinkPad T61 running Windows XP). For a few months, it has been running hot, hotter than before. A couple months ago I took off the keyboard to clean any dust that might have accumulated under. The laptop is still running very hot. I have been…
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It isn't very strange that speedfan can't detect your fan. It's probably incompatible with your chipset or fan controller. If speedfan could detect your fan and it was dead, you would get a reading of 0 RPM under its speed. The heating problem is no…
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