Laptop fans expel air and make a soft to moderate audible sound under normal use. If your laptop's fan is silent, the air near the vents is calm and the laptop is very hot, it's likely that the fan is ...

Computers need to maintain a constant, relatively cool temperature to operate properly, and they moderate their temperatures with the use of a number of fans to draw in cool air and blow out hot air.

If you own a laptop for long enough, you’ll inevitably encounter times when it simply doesn’t seem to be running as fast as it should. That can happen for many reasons, but overheating is a common ...

The tradeoff between power and portability has been a long-standing issue in the laptop industry. Manufacturers are now trying to find a balance by designing laptops that are powerful but also ...

Don’t use your laptop on a lap or a bed. It is designed to cool from underneath. If it is on a table there is always an air gap underneath. The computer generates heat as it works. If it is working ...

Being a laptop reviewer, it’s not unusual for me to see an otherwise excellent laptop let down by a noisy fan that becomes a distraction during work or play sessions. There are many reasons that can ...

Fans keep chips cool. Most consumers know that, whether they’ve opened up their laptop or heard the whiny hiss of a fan. But a startup involved with Intel is using chips to keep microprocessors cool, ...

The computer fans in your desktop PC or laptop are there to keep things cool and running smoothly. However, if you can barely hear yourself think over the cacophony of fan noise emanating from your ...

1] Does the PSU fan spin on startup? Some users reported that their Power Supply Unit fan spins on startup but stops after some time. Others reported that the PSU fan does not spin even on startup.