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Is the laptop's fan supposed to start and stop very frequently?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026131395 views
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I bought my first laptop and the one thing that bothers me about it the fan starts and stops all the time. With normal usage (web browsing) the fan starts for half a minute then the it is silent for half a minute and this cylce is repeated over and over. Is it normal behavior? Shouldn't the fan blo…

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The fan is controlled by a thermal sensor. When the upper edge is reached, the fan starts. It is stopped when the lower threshold is reached by the cooling action. So, frequent switching of the fan implies you are in a hot environment (or your lapto…

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