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First post, by ibm5155

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So, idk if it's a power saving thing or another stuff, but I noticed today with my notebook that the cooler was off while running quake 2, I tried to turn the notebook off and then on to see if it spins but stops, but it didn't even moved 😳
So, is there a chance of that cooler is working but he's only turning it on only when it's hot?
I hope there's some way to test it without opening it, because it looks quite complex

Last edited by ibm5155 on 2016-08-06, 17:50. Edited 2 times in total.

Reply 1 of 5, by h-a-l-9000

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When it smells like electronics it's a typical sign of the computer being too hot. Can you check with something needle-like wether the fan's blades can still move freely?

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Reply 2 of 5, by ibm5155

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I tested the cooler with an usb external cable and it's working just fine, I really don't know if that's something normal or what...
I really wish there was a way to know the cpu temperature since it looks like it has a sensor inside of it
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Is there some kind of ms-dos temperature monitor or even some specific tool from Toshiba?

Reply 4 of 5, by ibm5155

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Well I gave up 🙁
There's a screw that's dusted (and Lucky, the spot where it was locked went out, so both turn together when I try to move it...)
From my conclusions:
-The cooler is working just fine and there's nothing blocking it. (tested with na external power supply)
-The internal part isn't passing any kind of energy to the cooler, I can't discover any more because the rest of the circuit is on the other side of this board.

Well well, the processor only requires 7 - 8 Watts and that's not much, also take a look at the motherboard (not my Picture)
http://images.esellerpro.com/2131/I/142/51/Picture%20162.jpg
I belive the notebook can survive with that huge heatsink without the cooler. (I hope so 🤣 )

At the worst case, I could add some usb cooler.

Reply 5 of 5, by ibm5155

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Hell yeah...
I found a 400 pages manual that described that there were a tool for testing the system (and guess what it tests? the FAN!!!)
but it was really a pain in the ass to find the diagnostics program.
but Lucky, I found a filed called fan.exe, it doesnt even have 1KB!!, and it wasnt for that particular model, BUT, it worked *__* ...