Hi all
My problem isn't really a "life or death" problem, but I really would like to understand this sometimes-crazy computer:
My FN+F10 doesn't work. At least, that is what I thought. It doesn't give a beep or any noticeable change when pressed. Even if I hold the keys for a little while, nothing happens. The only exception is that SOMETIMES I hear a beep when pressing FN+F10, but it happens six of seven times in the dozens I pressed it. Just to clarify, I do have the latest BIOS (at least I think I do...)
Now here is the problem: yesterday I had a chance to clean it, and I did. I opened the lid that covers the memory slots and vacuumed everything. I noticed the memory fan wasn't spinning OK, so I cleaned and added some lubrificant to it. When I turned the computer ON again, the fans (not the one that I added lubrificant) were sounding different (more annoying) and while I am working in a cold room (most of time) they stop completely once in a while. Just to add to the confusion, a little bit before doing the cleaning, I was trying to make the fn+f10 thing to work and I pressed it a LOT of times in different condition (in the BIOS menu, in the startup and so on...)
I understand that they may just be working as they should (turning off when cool, working medium when warm and just kicking in when really hot), but it is weird that they NEVER worked like that: they always worked "full time".
Also, does anyone knows what could be the reason the fans won't answer to FN+F10 ??
thanks for any help
My problem isn't really a "life or death" problem, but I really would like to understand this sometimes-crazy computer:
My FN+F10 doesn't work. At least, that is what I thought. It doesn't give a beep or any noticeable change when pressed. Even if I hold the keys for a little while, nothing happens. The only exception is that SOMETIMES I hear a beep when pressing FN+F10, but it happens six of seven times in the dozens I pressed it. Just to clarify, I do have the latest BIOS (at least I think I do...)
Now here is the problem: yesterday I had a chance to clean it, and I did. I opened the lid that covers the memory slots and vacuumed everything. I noticed the memory fan wasn't spinning OK, so I cleaned and added some lubrificant to it. When I turned the computer ON again, the fans (not the one that I added lubrificant) were sounding different (more annoying) and while I am working in a cold room (most of time) they stop completely once in a while. Just to add to the confusion, a little bit before doing the cleaning, I was trying to make the fn+f10 thing to work and I pressed it a LOT of times in different condition (in the BIOS menu, in the startup and so on...)
I understand that they may just be working as they should (turning off when cool, working medium when warm and just kicking in when really hot), but it is weird that they NEVER worked like that: they always worked "full time".
Also, does anyone knows what could be the reason the fans won't answer to FN+F10 ??
thanks for any help
