Cooling stopped working entirely; laptop overheating

[RING4CY]

The cooling fan on my laptop has stopped working completely. There is no noise coming from the laptop to indicate the fan is operating, and the laptop is excessively overheating if I leave it on for long periods of time.

If the fan has stopped working completely, is it something I can get working again on my own, or am I going to have to take it in to a geek squad? Would like to avoid doing that (as well as the cost) if possible.

 

[NATEizKING]

Just use it on top of a box fan.

(Buddy of mine used to do that)

 

[DSMCy]

The cooling fan on my laptop has stopped working completely. There is no noise coming from the laptop to indicate the fan is operating, and the laptop is excessively overheating if I leave it on for long periods of time.

If the fan has stopped working completely, is it something I can get working again on my own, or am I going to have to take it in to a geek squad? Would like to avoid doing that (as well as the cost) if possible.

What brand/model is the laptop?

The fans are normally very easy to replace on your own. You can probably fix it yourself for <$10.

 

[Bigman38]

What brand/model is the laptop?

The fans are normally very easy to replace on your own. You can probably fix it yourself for <$10.

This.

If you're comfortable messing around in the case it's not bad to do yourself.

 

[CyArob]

Is it full of dust?

 

[RING4CY]

What brand/model is the laptop?

The fans are normally very easy to replace on your own. You can probably fix it yourself for <$10.

HP Pavilion g7.

 

[RING4CY]

Is it full of dust?

Not that I can tell.

 

[mb7299]

had that happen about 4 months ago, it was a bunch of dust ect in the fan that blocked it up so the computer had to be torn apart so the dust could be taken out, cost me about $40. Every case is different of course.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

HP Pavilion g7.

Amazon link to fan, like $11: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&tag=majeslynxtech-20&linkId=PQCFNZ5QYIGV637O

How to replace guide: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/HP+Pavilion+g7-2275dx+Fan+Replacement/25172

If you aren't comfortable, I am sure you can hire a certain student. *cough* 2015 *cough*.

 

[ianoconnor]

Get a cooling pad like this: http://smile.amazon.com/HAVIT®-HV-F...qid=1425584107&sr=8-2&keywords=laptop+cooling

I was experiencing some overheating (granted my fans didn't stop entirely) & this thing helped tremendously.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

But I would blast it the whole thing with an air compressor first just to see if it will fix it that way.

 

[DSMCy]

Shoot - too bad you have to remove the system board to get to it.
My laptop is a Dell and I just have to remove one panel from the bottom.

Still do-able if you don't mind digging into it.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Shoot - too bad you have to remove the system board to get to it.
My laptop is a Dell and I just have to remove one panel from the bottom.

Still do-able if you don't mind digging into it.

Well your Dell laptop probably has two fans. One for the CPU and one just to move air around and cool other things (my Lenovo is like this). This HP uses one fan for both things.

 

[Acylum]

I had this happen once and it was actually the gel under the heat sink that went bad causing the fan to run continuously before it burned up. Seems like I read somewhere you should always swap out the gel when you replace the fan. This was several years ago and may not even apply any longer.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

I had this happen once and it was actually the gel under the heat sink that went bad causing the fan to run continuously before it burned up. Seems like I read somewhere you should always swap out the gel when you replace the fan. This was several years ago and may not even apply any longer.

Yes, you "should". It would still probably be ok if you didn't want to. But the thermal compound is only like $8 on Amazon as well. <$20 fix. Geek Squad would charge you probably near $100.

 

[1100011CS]

But I would blast it the whole thing with an air compressor first just to see if it will fix it that way.

This.

 

[RING4CY]

Shoot - too bad you have to remove the system board to get to it.
My laptop is a Dell and I just have to remove one panel from the bottom.

Still do-able if you don't mind digging into it.

I tried removing the panel on my laptop, but when that didn't get me to the fan I decided to not go any further before checking. I'm the guy that wrecks things by going one step too far without checking with someone who is more knowledgeable than me first.

 

[Acylum]

Yes, you "should". It would still probably be ok if you didn't want to. But the thermal compound is only like $8 on Amazon as well. <$20 fix. Geek Squad would charge you probably near $100.

Yeah I did the fan and the gel myself and if I can do it anybody can. It wasn't difficult at all. Our tech support sent me everything I needed to save them making the trip or having to mail the computer.

 

[3TrueFans]

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[besserheimerphat]

If you're going to blow air through it, I'd get one of those little cans of compressed air that's meant for blowing out electronics. A shop compressor is likely to have some amount of water, dirt and oil in the air. That may not hurt your pnuematic tools, but a light coat of oil is probably not good for your laptop...