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smudger1946

Hi, The cooling fan on my Advent 6311, seems to be running a lot these days and slows down the programme .

i have checked for dust and rubbish in the fan grill, it seems to be clear.

What do i do next?

Smudge

Kernel_Sanders

smudger1946 wrote: »

Hi, The cooling fan on my Advent 6311, seems to be running a lot these days and slows down the programme .

You have this wrong; the fan doesn't slow down the programme! You have extra or bloated programmes running that you perhaps don't realize. The CPU has to work harder to run these, and is therefore hotter.

smudger1946

how do i fix this?

TonyMMM

smudger1946 wrote: »

i have checked for dust and rubbish in the fan grill, it seems to be clear.

There could be a build of dust/fluff on the inside of the grill which will look like a layer of felt - just about impossible to remove without opening up the laptop. Look for a cover near where the fan is on the back.

GunJack

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2436849

start here

GunJack

TonyMMM wrote: »

There could be a build of dust/fluff on the inside of the grill which will look like a layer of felt - just about impossible to remove without opening up the laptop. Look for a cover near where the fan is on the back.

on that model there are 9 screws which keep the back cover on. Undo them, take the cover off, and the fan's top-left of the laptop. You need to undo the 2 or 3 tiny screws holding the fan's cover off to get to the furry slug to remove it..look at the diagram on this page (scroll down to the drawing)

http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/6311.htm

Kernel_Sanders

smudger1946 wrote: »

how do i fix this?

You could try something sticky......

GunJack

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

You could try something sticky......

see post #5

macman

As above, clearing the grille is not suffficent-you have to get right into the ducting and fan and physically remove the compacted crud.