Fan Running Loud and Almost Constant

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  • 11th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i5-1135G7, Windows 10 Pro, Version 22H2
  • I am new to computer stuff
  • I submitted a ticket, but thought I’d share here to see if I can learn anything else from the community (IN-TICKET]

A couple days ago my Framework 11 fan started running at max intermittently and sometimes steadily for minutes at a time. Even when I turn the system on from cool the fan often goes full blast. CPU’s are usually between 8-15%. Sometimes the fan shoots on for 1 second as well.

The issue started while I had the lap top on a couch surface with some dust on it, so I figured maybe some dust was clogging something up.

To access the fan without messing with the heatsink, I removed the mainboard to access all sides of the fan and cleaned it out with compressed air. Got some lint balls out… : )
However, when I turned the computer on again, the fan is still blasting sporadically. Tips for next steps?

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how hot is the CPU getting

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CPU is 20-50 degrees Celsius. (Based on an average of temperatures given in a core temp program, that I found by googling how to find CPU.)

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how loud?

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You can find the CPU temperature using HWINFO. However, if the fan is consistently loud dispite CPU is cool, you may find this piece of information useful

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Seconding this recommendation.

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did you seat the fan connector fully?

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The fan goes as loud as I have ever heard it go, like full acceleration lasting 20 seconds to a few minutes, or sporadic blasts between full on and off, or sometimes quiet

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yeah but how loud compared to something else?

framework’s fan curves are known for having a rather quick ramp-up