Qosmio G30 - fan was whirring and struggling

Yesterday when I got home I started up my Qosmio G30 and I think the fan was whirring and struggling to be honest, although I've only come to realise that afrer doing some reading this morning. Anyway I used the PC for about an hour and then left it running with 1 application running whilst I went out.
Upon returning a few hours later, the laptop hadn't shut it self down, but there were two generic boxes that had popped up stating to shut the laptop down and return it for a service.
By the sounds of it the fan had stopped working altogether and the computer was deadly quiet. I restarted it, and again the fan wasn't working at all and although the laptop loaded into windows, I immediately shut it down again.
I'm worried that the laptop hasn't shut itself down when the fan has failed, and if it hasn't done this, has any damage likely to have been caused, even though it did load back into windows?

Hi,
mine as doing the same thing because ram mermory was broken.
Just to remove 1 of ur 2 ram module and check if the problem is resolved. If yes ,just to buy a new RAM module like a KINGSTON,just the best....other jobber module is not reliable!

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My laptop fan started making a very loud grinding and whirring noise constantly (very loud, easily heard in other rooms from the laptop) and after cleaning out with compressed air with no improvement I decided to get the fan replaced as it was clearly worn out in some way. (This laptop fan has always been loud, but never making this sort of grinding sound).
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[In Summary]
-HP Pavilion DV6-6b50sa Laptop fan had loud whirring/grinding noise
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Any help would be great, I have tried to include as much information regarding the problem as I can but if there is anything else needed dont hesitate to ask and I can try to provide such information as required.
Michal.

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I made best experience with Toshiba support. The ASP guys were always helpful
I can understand that you are upset but this is cannot be a explanation for you last replay
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If you are not able to do this (no matter why) then you will need to get in contact with local ASP (service provider) in your country who could update the BIOS using a traditional BIOS version.
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>... because during programming WMC forces me to choose between analog TV or satellite decoder and doesn't allow me to choose two signal sources.
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I have small problem, ehm two problems but perhaps small for you :)
Last week I install Vista ultimate WITHOUT RECOVERY CD..
It's OK, but I'm closing cover of notebook and instantly open, monitor become black and i can't anything do beyond restart .
In Control panel in possibilities of power supply , bookmark "options for closing pad" doesn't work.
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First of all its interesting if you have downloaded and installed all Toshiba Vista drivers which are released on the Toshiba European driver page?
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If I'm not mistaken the Qosmio G30-126 belongs to the PQG32E series. It was delivered with HD DVD drive and therefore you should choose the drivers for Qosmio G30 HD DVD (PQG32E)!!!
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> It is better to install hardware or soft ware? (Win 7 Proffesional)
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I thing is interesting for any owner of Qosmio to have a look this:
http://www.asklaptopfreak.com/laptop-notebook-help/2007/07/08/toshiba-qosmio-g30-screen-problem/comment-page-4/#comment-130784
http://www.asklaptopfreak.com/laptop-notebook-help/2007/07/08/toshiba-qosmio-g30-screen-problem/
My Qosmio G30 is already death I have got a estimate from official service, to repair my qosmio cost almost 600 pounds. Is a design fault. Look on internet.

Sorry for it. I bought the Qosmio in July 2007. I contacted not seller but direct authorized service of Czech Toshiba in Brno (we have others two in Prague and Hradec Kralove). In Brno they told me "it is normal". I has also trouble with display, it came scratchy from keyboard after a while (before I used the Dell XPS and not trouble as this at all, only there replaced for the start fens, twice graphic card, chipset, twice motherboard, once grr my English, the box which is on power line :) and they decided that this piece have some troubles so gave me money back. I bought this Qosmio because I read some review where it was mentioned as great machine. Hm, but it surprised me that they told me that only with Vista it can be sell. I tell you this time Vista just started and some blinking screen surprised them. At last they told "it is normal" again. They told me to the strips over my jobs and collapsing program (Photoshop) that it was not sell with this notebook so not warranty with this. When I asked them what about a game program which will not run on this notebook if it is normal, they told yes, not warranty. When I asked them where is on NVidia driver for Vista that it is strange that still not there, they told me use the new Toshiba driver. I told them I used and it is not working very well. At last they told that in original configuration (it means with the original old driver) it was working very well. I told yes, till this moment when it was totaly empty and you have been surfing on the web or doing nothing. Also programms as Windows Media Center was not working at all.. they told upgrade will be soon... At winter 2008 came first time driver from NVidia on the web for Vista. It select it automaticaly, if it overwrite my original drive GeForce Go 7600 to 7650 it was working much better that the Toshiba one. But still collapsing windows after a while, windows which has inside black or window from program which was open under it or only desktop. It got overheat always. Everything with my jobs last to long. I was seating and watching processing, windows over windows, strips over it.
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9112538/Bad_graphics_chips_cost_Nvidia_196M
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The two mens in Brno CHG Toshiba (service) I know personaly. Also the manager has private contact to me. Nobody wrote: Hana come back!
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I was not only one not happy customer http://www.asklaptopfreak.com/laptop-notebook-help/2007/07/08/toshiba-qosmio-g30-screen-problem/comment-page-1/#comments
to this all. I am using laptop every day and at service they told me that I have replace everything an put everything in original so they will check if it is working. I have not time to do everything, backup and after it installing all back! Truly if somebody used not correct components why customer have to be in so big troubles?
I asked specialist for report. I told him about my troubles and his answer was that he did one return the last year. The display have on sides holes and via this is going in to the display dirt (have all ready this there also). I will claim money return and payment of the expert when I came from my business trip. I hope I will be able to buy another laptop at first so I can continue my job without delay.
Sorry for so long writing and for my not best English. Sorry that I have to write it at all. Be sure I will prefere to be happy customer!
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