HP Envy Fan Suddenly Runs All the Time
A few weeks ago, I sent my HP ENVY 15t-j000 Quad Edition Notebook PC (product number E4T17AV) to HP because my trackpad was especially stiff, squeaky, and unpleasant to use. After they sent it back, my hardrive was wiped. I restored all of my files, and despite some permissions issues, that has gone smoothly. However, ever since I've begun using my Envy again, the fan runs constantly and the computer is always warm. I've had it for about a year with no serious issues, and the fan never ran like this before I got my computer back from HP. The fan even runs when the computer starts up and there are no programs open. This is obviously a little annoying. Does anyone have some suggestions?
Miranda
Hello @MirandaSnow ,
Welcome back to the HP Forums!
I understand after having your notebook services the fan constantly runs and is getting warm.
Can you tell me if you are using any software to manage the fan speeds and what operating system you are using? To see which version of Windows you are using click here: Which Windows operating system am I running?
Here's 2 documents to get you started: Fan is Noisy and Spins Constantly, PC is Warmer than Normal and Reducing Heat Inside the PC to Prevent Overheating
You can find a detailed guide to disassemble the notebook for better cleaning here: Maintenance and Service Guide. Please do not remove the fan/heat sink unless you have new thermal paste to apply.
Let me know if either of these help.
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Hi, just opened my shiny new imac but the fan runs all the time and very loud! Has anyone any ideas how to fix this or should I return the imac to apple?
I've also noticed that none of my external drive icon show up on the desktop - nor does the imac hardrive icon appear - any ideas?
Thank you in anticipaction.Try an SMC reset, you may need to do it at least 2x.
SMC RESET
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and all peripherals.
Wait 15 seconds.
Attach the computers power cable.
Wait another 5 seconds and press the power button to turn on the computer.
PRAM RESET
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys. -
My fan runs all the time on my mac
Help, the fan on my mac is running all the time even when I do not have any applications running.
It will not go off unless I power down the mac.Have you tried resetting the System Management Controller? That is a good first step for power related issues such as this.
Best of luck.
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