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    Aspire 3620 fan: constantly running

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by SergZak526, Aug 22, 2007.

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    I have kept this 3620 very clean with periodic blowing out of the fan/airflow ducts on at least a bi-weekly basis. The fan has always operated normally (brief startup of fan upon initial boot, then coming on/shutting off as cooling is needed). Then after sitting unused for approx 1 month (in a clean environment), on power-up the fan comes on and continues to stay on, regardless of temperature (the room can be 65 deg. F and it will continue to run). The PC runs cool to the touch but the fan runs continuously. Any suggestions or links to help me out will be greatly appreciated.

    Also note: my epower management Windows settings have never had the option to have the fan "always on" and there are no BIOS settings for this option either. Nothing had changed after the ~1 month storage. The fan comes on and stays on before Windows even boots. The PC never had this problem before the ~1 month storage period.
     
    SergZak526, Aug 22, 2007
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