HP Spectre fan won’t turn on; high pitched alarm when booting up

[mandydini11]

My Spectre fan has not been kicking on. It gets hot, but I provide it with airflow to keep the heat down and it’s been ok. Yesterday I turned it on from sleep and it gave out a loud alarm sound like a home fire alarm. It was cool at the time. I shut it down and tried again a little while later. It did it again. I am assuming the fan and the alarm are related but I’m not positive about that. Thanks!

[Echo_Lake]

@mandydini11

Thank you for posting on HP Support Community.

I understand that your HP notebook fan is not working correctly, 
Don't worry as I'll be glad to help, however, to provide an accurate resolution, I need a few more details:

• Did you make any changes to the settings of your PC prior to the issue?
• When was the last time it worked fine?
• Have you tried any troubleshooting steps?

While you respond to that, let's try these steps: 

Hard Reset: Follow steps from the link: https://hp.care/2GnkMa8. (Refer to the removable and sealed battery)
BIOS default:(do not skip any troubleshooting steps even if you feel steps are repeating)

1. Turn off the computer and wait five seconds.
2. Press the Power button to start the computer and repeatedly press the F10 key to enter the BIOS setup menu.
3. On the BIOS Setup screen, press F9 to select and load the BIOS Setup Default settings.
4. Press F10 to Save and    Exit.
5. Use the arrow keys to select Yes, then press Enter when asked Exit Saving Changes?
6. Follow the prompts to restart your computer. 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
Please click “Accept as Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.

[mandydini11]

I didn’t see this response at first but thank you for replying! I had recently updated the BIOS before high pitched issue. What ended up working for me was resetting the BIOS to the previous version. 

[Echo_Lake]

@mandydini11

Thank you for posting back.
 

I am glad to know that you managed to resolve the issue. Please reach out again for any further assistance.

Have a nice day ahead.