Is it safe to turn off fan always on?

[workingonit]

Is it safe I found it at the bios menu the specs are amd a10 8700p

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

I have turned off the fan always on on every HP notebook I own and never had an issue with overheating.

The fan should come on automatically if the situation warrants it.

[workingonit]

it didnt so is that a bad thing?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

If the fan isn't coming on, then yes that is a bad thing.

But if you aren't putting a heavy graphics or processor load on the notebook, the fan won't come on a lot.

Maybe every 5 minutes or so.

[workingonit]

What if I do internet browsing and it doesnt come on? IS it because my cpu handles internet broswing and doesnt need to use that much of the CPU?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

That's correct.

You should be able to feel if the notebook is getting too hot and they also are supposed to have a fail-safe mechanism that warns you the PC is getting too hot, and will be shut down.

Then the PC shuts itself down, giving a thermal shutdown error.

Normally those AMD processors run pretty hot, so if the fan doesn't come on every now and then, I would suggest not turning off the fan always on setting.

[workingonit]

Thanks I will do.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.