Notebook fan stuck on?

[Erik Norgaard]

Robert Watson wrote:
> I'm not sure when this began, but I noticed recently that, once my
> notebook's fan gets turned on due to the temperature rising, it seems
> never to get turned off.  I'm not sure how to begin debugging this -- in
> particular, how to decide if it's because the notebook isn't cooling
> properly (perhaps due to ACPI or hardware?) or if we're failing to turn it
> back down against once it is cooled (perhaps also due to ACPI?). 
> Regardless, it actually has the effect of generating quite a bit more
> noise, and using moderately more battery, so any pointers on where to
> start looking for helpful.

Hi Robert,

I had just that problem with my Asus. Then I cleaned my fan, and now the 
cooling works fine, and the notebook is silent.

Cheers, Erik

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