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‎02-16-2017 07:06 AM

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Product: Probook 4535s
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

My cooling fan runs constantly, on high speed. The system is not overheating— it is blowing cool air.

 

It's an older unit, but has done this for a long time. Note:

  • It has recently been cleaned and has a new hard drive with a clean intall of its OS
  • The bios item  "run fan constantly when plugged in" is unchecked
  • The fan actually runs constantly whether plugged in or not.

I beleive the issue must be a failed thermostat, but I don't know where that is— is it embedded in the processors?

 

The computer is running beautifully, does what I need, and I can't afford a new one now. But if the thermal unit is in the processors, I believe replacing them (and motherboard?) would be more that the unit is worth. Is there any work-around? Perhaps an aftermarket thermal unit? Or is the existing thermal unit external to the processors and possible to replace by itself?

 

Thanks

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‎02-16-2017 07:41 AM

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Hi,


Have you updated BIOS to latest version:
http://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c00042629

Here:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-probook-4535s-notebook-pc/5098225/swIte...

Thermostat is not spared separately.

Fan,heat sink assembly or motherboard (BIOS) may be at fault here. Since there is no overheating at all, BIOS may be the culprit.


Regards

Visruth

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‎02-16-2017 07:41 AM

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Hi,


Have you updated BIOS to latest version:
http://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c00042629

Here:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-probook-4535s-notebook-pc/5098225/swIte...

Thermostat is not spared separately.

Fan,heat sink assembly or motherboard (BIOS) may be at fault here. Since there is no overheating at all, BIOS may be the culprit.


Regards

Visruth
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‎02-16-2017 08:05 AM

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Thanks, I will look into updating the bios.  Are there any problems or dangers involved in doing that that I should be aware of?

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‎02-16-2017 08:07 AM

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I've linked HP document previously regarding that.

Follow it systematically.

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‎02-16-2017 08:08 AM

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Thanks. Will try it and report back

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‎02-16-2017 08:17 AM

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Sure. You're welcome.

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‎02-16-2017 04:03 PM

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So, the new BIOS is installed, with no problems.  Probably should have been done long ago anyway.

 

Unfortunately it did not solve the problem. I guess at this point, we have to assume it's a hardware issue, and given the age of the computer, one I'll just have to live with.

 

Thanks again.  —nick

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‎02-16-2017 05:52 PM

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You're welcome Nick.

Unfortunately in that case it is hardware issue.

Glad to be of any assistance!

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