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    Portege fan always on/overheating. Why?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by wickedmoon, Dec 29, 2004.

  1. wickedmoon

    wickedmoon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have Toshiba Portege 3440CT. It's been working fine since I bought it a year or two ago. The past few days the fan keeps coming on, and staying on, even though I might not be doing anything. (It's always come on from time to time, but always switches off after a few minutes). Now it stays on after ten minutes or so of using the machine. It remains very hot underneath. There was a weird crash which I put down to the overheating. I aim an external fan to blow over the machine, which cools it down and the internal fan switches off and all seems ok.

    I wondered if this is a common problem and how serious it might be. What are the likely causes?

    Jason

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    wickedmoon, Dec 29, 2004
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  2. zeanimal2001

    zeanimal2001 Notebook Evangelist

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    I would call Toshiba.[ :(]

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    zeanimal2001, Dec 29, 2004
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    check that the fan is actually blowing out air. Fans are a moving part and moving parts tend to break more easily than non-moving of course (i.e. processors rarely "break"), it could be that the fan is coming on and trying to rotate, but it's stuck or a piece has fallen off etc. and it's simply not doing its job of venting air properly. Toshiba could be contacted for fixing such a thing, or take it to a local computer repair shop.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Dec 29, 2004
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