Fan speed issue

Nisne · 06-16-2009, 10:44 PM

Well this is the first time ive seen my computer do this its a Acer M1201

And when im on certain things like opera on the internet i hear the fan pick up speed and slow down and pick up in the matter of 20 minutes and i let it idle not do anything and its quiet again

Could it be dying. should i get another one or what could this be

**Tyree** · 06-17-2009, 10:37 AM

Remove the side panel and do a good cleaning inside. Particularly the CPU fan. Compressed air works best but hold the fan to prevent it from spinning when using compressed air.

06-16-2009, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nisne Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 24 OS: Windows Vista Basic SP1	Fan speed issue Well this is the first time ive seen my computer do this its a Acer M1201 And when im on certain things like opera on the internet i hear the fan pick up speed and slow down and pick up in the matter of 20 minutes and i let it idle not do anything and its quiet again Could it be dying. should i get another one or what could this be

06-17-2009, 10:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,444 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Fan speed issue Remove the side panel and do a good cleaning inside. Particularly the CPU fan. Compressed air works best but hold the fan to prevent it from spinning when using compressed air. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.