Laptop fan isn't going on?

[isa108]

Recently and recklessly, I sprayed some compressed air into my laptop while it was ON. Really stupid thing of me to do and I think it may have caused a problem. I did this 2 days ago, but up until last night, the fan was working. Now I can't hear it whatsoever. Should I open up the laptop and take a look this weekend? Or should I take it to a professional? Thank you!

 

[aloof11]

Depends on how comfortable you feel about opening up the laptop. I had a similar problem with my laptop before, the fan seemed to want to spin but it couldnt, upon opening it up I found a small piece of plastic that was stuck in my fan, after removing it the laptop was back to normal.

I would at least try to find the problem before taking to a pro, it could be something similar to what I wrote above which would be a simple fix. When you move your laptop around do you hear a loose piece inside or anything?

 

[jeff-j]

Are you able to use something like a tooth pick to see if the fan blades can move? Or give them a light shot of compressed air and see if they move then.

 

[isa108]

Depends on how comfortable you feel about opening up the laptop. I had a similar problem with my laptop before, the fan seemed to want to spin but it couldnt, upon opening it up I found a small piece of plastic that was stuck in my fan, after removing it the laptop was back to normal.

I would at least try to find the problem before taking to a pro, it could be something similar to what I wrote above which would be a simple fix. When you move your laptop around do you hear a loose piece inside or anything?

Miraculously, my fan works now! What I ended up doing was, like you suggested, spraying it with some air. I did this while it was ON, like what I did before, to see if I could jumpstart the fan. It ended up turning on, and now temps go from 34C-70C is that good?

 

[aloof11]

If the temps are high when you arent actually using the laptop then there might be a problem but if they are high when you are actually stressing the CPU then its okay (unless if they reach the 85C+ range consistency)

Glad it worked out, sometimes it just needs a push I guess

 

[isa108]

If the temps are high when you arent actually using the laptop then there might be a problem but if they are high when you are actually stressing the CPU then its okay (unless if they reach the 85C+ range consistency)

Glad it worked out, sometimes it just needs a push I guess

Oh crap, looks like I stand corrected. I was online, with the laptop on my lap, on the couch, and it suddenly shut off. I presumed it was a power thing (since it's been doing this for a bit) so I put the power in. But it still shut off. The weird thing is, is that I can HEAR the fan running, or that could be the HDD..

 

[jarotech]

Hi, you should visually look at your fan to see if it's working. Monitor your temperature also. Don't put the laptop on your lap, you could block the vent input to cool down the laptop.

 

[isa108]

Hi, you should visually look at your fan to see if it's working. Monitor your temperature also. Don't put the laptop on your lap, you could block the vent input to cool down the laptop.

I can see the fan spinning, but it will still shut off.