Questions & Answers for: Gateway MX fan problems

problems with the fan. When Gateway receives a warranty fan problem they replace it with a fan that is reconditioned or rebuilt (probably from another cutomer's unit like yours) and they don't seem to

...trick. What i found amazed me. The bottom of the case has no ventilation at all for the processor fan! if you look at the bottom of the case there is a vertical opening next to the wireless access ...

It looks like my fan is going out I have a Gateway MA3 aka MX6453. The problem that I am experiencing iswith the computer freezing up. It appears to be related tooverheating. I tested this by opening ...

...it wont boot up. when i plug it in or connect the battery, the laptop comes on by itself and the fan turns on. after 5 or 6 seconds it shuts off. also the power LED glows about half power. i ...

Gateway MX6447 system fan doesn't come on during normal use; the My Gateway MX6447 notebook's system fan doesn't come on during normal use; the fan comes on briefly after a boot or reboot, then stops ...

Please advise on how to remove the heat sink fan of a Gateway MX6920 laptop. Thanks. Please download and follow official gateway disassembly instructions found at: ...

...had some sort of thermal problem. Do you use it in a dusty/dirty environment? Did the laptop blower fan seem louder than it normaly was in the past? Any number of things (including age) could cause a ...

Does my notebook need a new heatsink/fan? I have a Gateway MX6453 Notebook I got three and a half years ago. I broke it being stupid slamming the computer with my first where the hard drive goes. The ...

fan under the notebook to keep it cool. 90% of the time shutdowns are related to heat problems in the CPU or GPU (Video). The laptop will shutdown to avoid damage. Verify the cooling fins on your heat

DUSTY FAN PROBLEM When the CPU overheats then it will shut down (i.e. thermal overload) and won't boot up again until it has cooled down. If this is the problem is not fixed then the CPU will ...