This can ALSO cause system failure and erratic operation. The innards of these parts swell, split the tops (by design), and ultimately, leak electrolyte, a corrosive substance which smells like ammonia.

New paste can be applied, but on a laptop, it must be disassembled to reach the heat sink and CPU.Īdditionally, older desktops experience thermal breakdown of the electrolytic capacitors on the motherboard. If this happens, the PC or laptop will usually shut down on its own after a brief period of time. On older laptops and desktops, the paste compound between the processor and the heat sink can break down. Is it an older laptop? You said it's a DV6, so it's probably not. Laptops, especially faster ones, run hot by nature anyway. When the processor needs cooling, the fan SHOULD come on.īuy a can of liquid air, spray the fan out, make sure you're not smothering your laptop, and ENJOY. (I get more operating time on my netbook's battery YMMV).

7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 and any x86 based Linux operating systems without installation. Linux is less processor-intensive than Windows, so the fan should run less anyway. CPU Temp, Fan Speeds, Mainboard Voltages, GPU Sensors and Hard Disk. Fan control has been an issue with Linux for some time now.

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