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    Cooling Fan not working

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Sinky65, Jul 6, 2012.

  1. Sinky65

    Sinky65 Newbie

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    The cooling fan on my M17x-R3 has stopped working. Any ideas?
     
    Sinky65, Jul 6, 2012
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  2. aznpos531

    aznpos531 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just one of them or both of them?
    Check to see if the connector has come loose. If both fans are connected, either your fan is dead or the connector on the motherboard is dead.

    Look at the service manual in my sig for reference on how to take off the bottom panel to expose the fans.
     
    aznpos531, Jul 6, 2012
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