G Gavinsl1 Honorable Dec 8, 2013 1 0 10,510 Dec 8, 2013 #1 Hey my laptop cooling fan broke many months ago. I have been using the laptop fine without the fan, but recently the laptop has become inbearably slow. Will fixing the fan cure this or how can i check if anything else needs fixing.
Hey my laptop cooling fan broke many months ago. I have been using the laptop fine without the fan, but recently the laptop has become inbearably slow. Will fixing the fan cure this or how can i check if anything else needs fixing.
jay_nar2012 Distinguished Jun 15, 2012 3,224 0 21,160 Dec 8, 2013 #2 Running your laptop without its fan will allow it to overheat, it is most likely throttling down to a low clock speed to reduce heat output of the CPU. Yes a new fan will most likely solve your problem. Upvote 0 Downvote
Running your laptop without its fan will allow it to overheat, it is most likely throttling down to a low clock speed to reduce heat output of the CPU. Yes a new fan will most likely solve your problem.