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    Gateway 173x-fx problem

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by jglatt, Jul 29, 2009.

  1. jglatt

    jglatt Notebook Consultant

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    I have had it for under a year and out of the blue it began shutting down randomly. I figured it might have something to do with overheating so I took a normal desk fan and put it next to the laptop which made it not overheat. My question is how can I tell if the fan in the laptop won't turn on for software reasons or because its just broken?
     
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    Have you cleaned it in the past year? Dust has a bad tendency to wrap around our fans and clog it all up.
     
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    I don't have compressed air right now, so i just took a straw and kinda blew into it carefully.
     
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    I would not recommend using the straw :D If anything you would push and create more blockage.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jul 30, 2009
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    Thanks for the advice both of you, but i was really careful in that i didn't actually put the straw into the vent itself, I just used it to direct the air i was exhaling. Actually, it worked like a charm, a lot of dust came out and the computer appears to be fine, for now.
     
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