My Laptop's Fan

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Hi i noticed yesterday my fan isnt working all the time, and my laptop was
getting hot to the point that it burns if you leave your finger on it after
only a few hrs of use. I was wondering if it's normal or if its something
that has to be fixed. I checked the device manager and under "Systerm
Devices" the first it the fan or "ACPI Fan" it says its working correctly
but it's not running continuosly letting my laptop get hot.

Is the fan controlled by a task or something because I have System Mechanic
7 and it disabled a lot of start-up programs that it thought were
unnecessary? It also gets rid of registry problems which im not sure if it
would have to do anything with this but just in case

My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A205-S4587

Thanks in advance for the help.
 
razor_303 said:
Hi i noticed yesterday my fan isnt working all the time, and my laptop was
getting hot to the point that it burns if you leave your finger on it after
only a few hrs of use. I was wondering if it's normal or if its something
that has to be fixed. I checked the device manager and under "Systerm
Devices" the first it the fan or "ACPI Fan" it says its working correctly
but it's not running continuosly letting my laptop get hot.

Is the fan controlled by a task or something because I have System Mechanic
7 and it disabled a lot of start-up programs that it thought were
unnecessary? It also gets rid of registry problems which im not sure if it
would have to do anything with this but just in case

My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A205-S4587

Thanks in advance for the help.
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It most definitely is not normal. Undo everything you did with System
Mechanic. This is one of the reasons I don't recommend using programs
like that. There's nothing wrong with trimming your startup list - in
fact it is a good idea to do so - but there is no reason not to do it
manually. Never stop something from starting unless you know exactly
what it is and what it does. Find out the answers to that last bit by
Googling for the name of the startup program/process.


Malke
 
ok i think its working now, as my computer is busy and the fan is blowing
out the hot air through the vents

im still going to get it checked out by a repairman just in case

thanks
 
Still do as Malke suggested.. reverse all changes made by System mechanic,
and then uninstall it..


razor_303 said:
ok i think its working now, as my computer is busy and the fan is blowing
out the hot air through the vents

im still going to get it checked out by a repairman just in case

thanks
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what about registry cleanings? wouldnt that slow down my computer? i already
uninstalled it and undid the only 2 options it gave me, but it previously
had done hundreds more changes. what i can do is reformat the hard drive and
back up my documents/files which is only about 800 mb, would that be the
best way to go since i cant undo what system mechanic did?
 
i would say have it look by your tech before changing any setting or
removing any program it could be a loose wire inside.

--
Jonathan Perreault

Personnal Advice To You:
#1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
#2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You

Best Comments From Users:
No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
 
well too late for that, i reformated my HD to undo all those changes system
mechanic did, and the fan works, i can play my games now and the fan is
working hard to keep my laptop cool, it does slow down when the computer
isnt doing anything, now that IS normal right?

thanks
 
if it's high end computer then it probably is normal, a lot of computer now
are coming out with sensor to minotor the computer to make sure it doesn't
overheat and the computer should do a emergency shut down if overheating but
not all pc have this feature.

--
Jonathan Perreault

Personnal Advice To You:
#1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
#2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You

Best Comments From Users:
No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
 
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