How to change fan speed??

[Anand_Nakat]

Hi I own HP Pavilion BC406tx Gaming Laptop. I was wondering if there is a way to change fan speed manually. I tried using MSI Afterburner but the fan speed is locked and I'm not able to change it.

My system heats up till 70 C while playing games; It try to keep it as warm as possible. But is there any way to set fan speed at max lets say at 65 C so that it doesn't reach above that. I don't care about noise of fan as long as I'm Gaming, I just want to keep my system cool.

Please help me!!!

[Riddle_Decipher · Accepted solution]

@Anand_Nakat Welcome to HP Community! I'm afraid the fan is system managed and cannot be changed manually, that said, you could click here for steps to resolve overheating issues, you could try reducing the resolution on the in-game settings and switch the windows settings to performance rather than visual effects to make a minor change, however, the game may heat up your PC, hence make sure you are using a cooling pad as well, to be on a safer side.

(Use this HP article to resolve the issue with noisy fan with a few tweaks you could do: Click here)

Here's how you change windows settings:

• Go to Start Menu > click on Settings.
• Type performance > choose to Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows.
• In the new window, go to the Visual Effects and select Adjust for best performance.
• click Apply and Ok...this should do the trick.

I must let you know that its normal for a gaming PC to heat up, and with an Intel CPU such as the one you have, there's nothing to worry about, for details on why you don't need to worry: Click here to go through the CPU specifications, look under Tjunction of the CPU, it supports up to 100°C.

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[tgibson232]

That didn't really tell me how to change the fan speed. I'm not playing games and my laptop still overheats.

[asmita6658]

Hi @tgibson232

Welcome to the HP Support Community. 

Appreciate you trying the steps. I'd suggest you Contact HP in your region regarding the service options for your computer.

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