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    Dell L702x fan keeps surging on and off

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by etcetera, Jun 9, 2017.

  1. etcetera

    etcetera Notebook Evangelist

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    L702x, the fan keeps turning on and off rather loudly, I checked the temp and it seems to be surging as well from time time and while basically doing nothing.

    Any idea, should I replace the fan or clean it?
     
    etcetera, Jun 9, 2017
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  2. GoNz0

    GoNz0 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Clean it is the obvious 1st attempt.
    Repaste the CPU while you are in there as the paste may have gone off adding to the issue.
     
    GoNz0, Jun 9, 2017
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