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> Okay...
>
> Im new to laptops..
> About a year ago I got, 2nd hand, an HP Pavilion N5420L with an
> 850Mhz Celeron
>
> It came with Win ME installed. I messed with it for a few weeks, then
> used it on and off during the next few months for some programming
> classes I was taking. Recently I Installed win XP on it..
> I noticed it was getting pretty hot before that, but when I had it
> running for a long time with hard drive activity installing and
> setting up XP, it got REAL hot...
>
> I looked at the fan through the slots in the back and it was not
> spinning. Apparently the fan died on me.
>
> Found an exploded view of the laptop, and noted I would have to take
> out almost everything to get to the fan,,, sooooo.. I opted to let a
> pro do it... Just got it back today from Radio Shack (They sent to
> authorized sevice center) and turned it on at the store to make sure
> it worked and when I turned it on, the fan spun up.. Ok I thought.
> All fixed.
>
>
> Get it home,. and the fan is not moving.. Only spins up for a few
> seconds when I power the laptop up.
>
>
> From what Im reading in the newsgroups it seems this may be normal?
> Does not spin unless it hits some unknown (to me) temp?
>
> Does anyone know how the fan on this specific laptops fan is supposed
> to work?
>
> I dont wanna take it back and be out my machine for another 3 weeks,
> but dont wanna have paid $150+ and end up with a still
> non-functioning fan in my machine.
>
> Thoughts??
>
> Tony!

>Tony wrote:
>> Okay...
>>
>> Im new to laptops..
>> About a year ago I got, 2nd hand, an HP Pavilion N5420L with an
>> 850Mhz Celeron
>>
>> It came with Win ME installed. I messed with it for a few weeks, then
>> used it on and off during the next few months for some programming
>> classes I was taking. Recently I Installed win XP on it..
>> I noticed it was getting pretty hot before that, but when I had it
>> running for a long time with hard drive activity installing and
>> setting up XP, it got REAL hot...
>>
>> I looked at the fan through the slots in the back and it was not
>> spinning. Apparently the fan died on me.
>>
>> Found an exploded view of the laptop, and noted I would have to take
>> out almost everything to get to the fan,,, sooooo.. I opted to let a
>> pro do it... Just got it back today from Radio Shack (They sent to
>> authorized sevice center) and turned it on at the store to make sure
>> it worked and when I turned it on, the fan spun up.. Ok I thought.
>> All fixed.
>>
>>
>> Get it home,. and the fan is not moving.. Only spins up for a few
>> seconds when I power the laptop up.
>>
>>
>> From what Im reading in the newsgroups it seems this may be normal?
>> Does not spin unless it hits some unknown (to me) temp?
>>
>> Does anyone know how the fan on this specific laptops fan is supposed
>> to work?
>>
>> I dont wanna take it back and be out my machine for another 3 weeks,
>> but dont wanna have paid $150+ and end up with a still
>> non-functioning fan in my machine.
>>
>> Thoughts??
>>
>> Tony!
>
>Is there an operating problem here or are you just concerned with the
>fan not spinning when you think it should? In overheat mode the laptop
>should at least freeze or completely power off. Does this happen? If
>not, then it is not clear that there is a fan problem at all. Some
>laptops do get hot to the touch. Have you checked BIOS setup for power
>management functions that might have an effect on the fan? Is there a
>temperature indicated in BIOS Setup?
>
>Q
>

> On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 06:30:25 -0600, Quaoar
> wrote:
>
>> Tony wrote:
>>> Okay...
>>>
>>> Im new to laptops..
>>> About a year ago I got, 2nd hand, an HP Pavilion N5420L with an
>>> 850Mhz Celeron
>>>
>>> It came with Win ME installed. I messed with it for a few weeks,
>>> then used it on and off during the next few months for some
>>> programming classes I was taking. Recently I Installed win XP on
>>> it..
>>> I noticed it was getting pretty hot before that, but when I had it
>>> running for a long time with hard drive activity installing and
>>> setting up XP, it got REAL hot...
>>>
>>> I looked at the fan through the slots in the back and it was not
>>> spinning. Apparently the fan died on me.
>>>
>>> Found an exploded view of the laptop, and noted I would have to take
>>> out almost everything to get to the fan,,, sooooo.. I opted to let a
>>> pro do it... Just got it back today from Radio Shack (They sent to
>>> authorized sevice center) and turned it on at the store to make sure
>>> it worked and when I turned it on, the fan spun up.. Ok I thought.
>>> All fixed.
>>>
>>>
>>> Get it home,. and the fan is not moving.. Only spins up for a few
>>> seconds when I power the laptop up.
>>>
>>>
>>> From what Im reading in the newsgroups it seems this may be normal?
>>> Does not spin unless it hits some unknown (to me) temp?
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how the fan on this specific laptops fan is
>>> supposed to work?
>>>
>>> I dont wanna take it back and be out my machine for another 3
>>> weeks, but dont wanna have paid $150+ and end up with a still
>>> non-functioning fan in my machine.
>>>
>>> Thoughts??
>>>
>>> Tony!
>>
>> Is there an operating problem here or are you just concerned with the
>> fan not spinning when you think it should? In overheat mode the
>> laptop should at least freeze or completely power off. Does this
>> happen? If not, then it is not clear that there is a fan problem at
>> all. Some laptops do get hot to the touch. Have you checked BIOS
>> setup for power management functions that might have an effect on
>> the fan? Is there a temperature indicated in BIOS Setup?
>>
>> Q
>>
>
> None that I can see so far.. Plan on taking it to work with me
> tomorrow and stress testing it. On my desktop the fans spin all the
> time and if the CPU fan ever stopped it wouldnt be good for my
> system at all !
>
> Not used to the fan not spinning all the time, but from reading posts
> and talking with friends, Im seeing that this could be normal unless
> I start getting freezing or unexpected reboots.
>
> Nothing in bios for the fan, and no temp sensors in the case. :(
>
> Tony!