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How to force validate that the fans work?
I would like to make sure fans are working (Dell Precision M90) without getting a heat lamp to get the environment in condition to turn them on. Is there anyway to do this?
I ask because my XPS M1710 had one of the fans die without me realizing it and the graphics card fried because of it - would like to avoid that at all costs. I just got two old M90's from my work to combine into one working machine. Aside from dedusting the fans, would like to ensure functionality.
Thanks,
-Alex-
andrewpdx
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December 9th, 2011 15:00
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alexlaw
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December 9th, 2011 16:00
I still have both opened up and taken apart and thought there might be a means to do so at a hardware level. The software, as far as I have used in the past, is only to monitor the current speed. Unless I bring in a heat lamp or stress test the laptop, one or both fans will be idle - thus software will not register functionality. If I am wrong, I apologize for making assumptions.
andrewpdx
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December 9th, 2011 16:00
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