My laptop feels consistently hotter than it should be. How can I confirm that my fan is working?
Hello There,
If you’re feeling ballsy, you could pop open the laptop, keep the KB & Co. attached with the connector and hit the power button. Fan should go whrrr then, would be able to see it, too!
Best Regards,
Varg
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Thanks for the prompt replies and suggestions.
My DIY has 1185-G7 CPU with 64 GB RAM and Windows 10 Pro. I use it for a lot of large Excel model builds.
What can I use to determine how warm it is getting? Is there some type of “laptop thermometer” I can use?
Yes! There are many programs dedicated to reading hardware information!
HWiNFO64 is the general to-go for pros, although Throttlestop can also read temperature as well as provide functionality to lower it!
It’s also possible to read the fan speed. Howett wrote a good description here. If there’s interest, I could share a Python script that eases polling of the fan speed.