Speedfan

[Nerva]

is this program suppose to tell you have many system fans you are running?

i am currently on a laptop and have been experiencing overheating problems. i figured it's probably because the fan is broken, so i installed Speed Fan. the program shows 2 fans with 1 spinning and 1 not, so i am wondering if the program actually identifies the number of fans installed. Thanks ahead of time

 

[Billb2]

Huh? CPU-z doesn't show fan speeds.
Can you link a pickey of what you're seeing?

 

[Nerva]

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[lxskllr]

It's hard to say. If there's a fan port on the mb with no fan attached it'll show up as being a dead fan even though nothing is there. SpeedFan isn't a reliable gauge of how many fans are installed.


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For grammar

 

[Nerva]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
It's hard to say. If there's a fan port on the mb with no fan attached it'll show up as being a dead fan even though nothing is there. SpeedFan isn't a reliable gauge of how many fans are installed.


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For grammar

thanks, how man fans do laptops typically have, one at most right?

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: 3cho

thanks, how man fans do laptops typically have, one at most right?

I don't know, I'm not that familiar with laptops. The 2 that I have opened(Compaq, Dell) only had 1 fan, but that's a very limited sampling group.


Edit:
You brought to mind my old Dell laptop. The heatpipe on the cpu heatsink went bad!?!? I had no idea they could go bad, but when I opened the case and used a temporary heatsink my overheating problems were alleviated. That may be an area you could look into.