fan problems

helpseeker12 · 08-09-2008, 06:25 PM

6 months ago i bought a Gateway® ML6732 notebook. the fan was fine for a couple of months. but one day i turned it on and the fan was really loud and the notebook was vibrating. after an hour it starts overheating. its been like this ever since. how can i fix this?

**wrench97** · 08-09-2008, 07:03 PM

If it's 6 months old it should still be under warranty, I would call Gateway.
If it's not you could try blowing it out with a can of compressed air through the cooling fan vents to see if that helps, but I suspect it has a failed fan which would require disassembly and a replacement fan.

TyDeacon · 08-09-2008, 07:05 PM

It may either need to be cleaned out or the connectors on the board maybe faulty.

**TriggerFinger** · 08-09-2008, 07:09 PM

Try this document here: http://support.gateway.com/s/Manuals/Mobile/8512564.pdf

I have not tried it yet but looking at the document (Removing the old Keyboard topic), you can access the fan, remove it and replace it with a new one. Best way is to get the part number from the part itself and search the part in online stores for laptop parts.

On the second thought, since this is 6months old may be you can still return it and have it repaired or replaced under warranty.

08-09-2008, 06:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
helpseeker12 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 OS: window vista	fan problems 6 months ago i bought a Gateway® ML6732 notebook. the fan was fine for a couple of months. but one day i turned it on and the fan was really loud and the notebook was vibrating. after an hour it starts overheating. its been like this ever since. how can i fix this?

08-09-2008, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,770 OS: Win7	Re: fan problems If it's 6 months old it should still be under warranty, I would call Gateway. If it's not you could try blowing it out with a can of compressed air through the cooling fan vents to see if that helps, but I suspect it has a failed fan which would require disassembly and a replacement fan. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

08-09-2008, 07:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
TyDeacon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 287 OS: XP	Re: fan problems It may either need to be cleaned out or the connectors on the board maybe faulty. __________________ Tyler Deacon A+ Certified Network+ Certified

08-09-2008, 07:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: fan problems Try this document here: http://support.gateway.com/s/Manuals/Mobile/8512564.pdf I have not tried it yet but looking at the document (Removing the old Keyboard topic), you can access the fan, remove it and replace it with a new one. Best way is to get the part number from the part itself and search the part in online stores for laptop parts. On the second thought, since this is 6months old may be you can still return it and have it repaired or replaced under warranty. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE