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Hello, first post here. So the other day I thought it would be a good idea to use canned moisture free air to blow out the dust in my laptop. After I did so I went to reboot and recived an error stating that 1 if not more of my fans have failed. I had noticed my laptop was getting fairly warm lately, so im not sure if the fans had failed before that point. But i took the cover off and i can access one of the fans, and when i boot it starts to spin, then stops, but if i loosen the screws that hold the fan to my cpu it will kick on and stay on, until i flip the laptop over at least. I downloaded speedfan, but it doesnt recognize any fan. Any ideas on what the is going on with my fans here? Thanks!
post #2 of 4
If it worked before the canned air, then it is possible that the blowing threw something in the fan bearing.

Lift the notebook above your head and try the canned air again from below. Some vacuuming whilst you are at it ?

cheers ...
post #3 of 4
You should also never let the fans overspin. Isolate the blades with the end of a paperclip or something to keep this from happening
post #4 of 4
^^ That is a good idea Saugen.

cheers ...
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