alexpgp | Blow-starting the fan...

When I fired up my laptop yesterday to send the translated file to my client, I blew sharply into the vent in the back of the unit, and heard the fan start up. While the Sony became warm, it did not get hot.

Fatigue caused me to walk away from the computer after my post of early this morning/late last night after I'd started a shutdown; I guess I didn't wait to see the unit shut off. (That, or Drew fired it up last night after I went upstairs to bed.)

At any rate, the unit was on this morning, the fan still running. The computer's case was warm, not hot.

I finished the shutdown (had to turn it off), and then restarted the machine. The fan would not start until I blew into the back of the unit again.

That happens to be the same problem I have with one of my desktops. I suspect fine dust is getting into the works, preventing the fan from starting. Once the fan is turning, though, it seems to work ok (though I hear a slight varying in the RPMs from time to time... maybe that's normal).

No response from the client, and no bounce messages in my e-mail. I have to assume they got the package (I cc'd it to three different people!)

Off to get ready for a glorious Saturday!

Cheers...