- Dec 12, 2023
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Hello,
So I bought this HP laptop about 2 and a half years ago now. I got this laptop with the hopes to play some of my favorite games on it, but the fan would get pretty loud and my keyboard would heat up a bit as a result, which gave me anxiety bad enough that I just avoided using it for games for about the first year. I used to just figure I was being paranoid about the state of the laptop so I tried to ignore it in the beginning.
Anyway, as time goes on I believe it's gotten much worse. Now rather then just running fast or loud it seems to make sort of a clicking noise? If I put my ear up to the keyboard too I can hear a buzzing noise that I wouldn't say is normal. It used to only run noticeably if I was doing something like playing a game, but now it frequently makes these noises with as little as 2 Google tabs being open.
I've tried to run a variety of diagnostic tests offered through HP support assistant but every time I do, it never finds a problem. I have also tried to look at updating things like my BIOS but HP doesn't offer any updates for my laptop. I did update my graphics driver and am worried that may have made the issue worse but its hard to say. I also opened up my laptop and cleaned the fan with compressed air but it didn't make a difference, nor did any of my computer vents or the fan itself look that dusty to begin with. I have Speed Fan installed but most of the time everything on it will remain normal even if the fan is making the noise?
At this point I am starting to wonder if it even is the fan or if it could be something else entirely. If anyone has any ideas of things I could try, or what might be causing this please let me know. I don't know much about what to do, I've just been trying my best to learn.
So I bought this HP laptop about 2 and a half years ago now. I got this laptop with the hopes to play some of my favorite games on it, but the fan would get pretty loud and my keyboard would heat up a bit as a result, which gave me anxiety bad enough that I just avoided using it for games for about the first year. I used to just figure I was being paranoid about the state of the laptop so I tried to ignore it in the beginning.
Anyway, as time goes on I believe it's gotten much worse. Now rather then just running fast or loud it seems to make sort of a clicking noise? If I put my ear up to the keyboard too I can hear a buzzing noise that I wouldn't say is normal. It used to only run noticeably if I was doing something like playing a game, but now it frequently makes these noises with as little as 2 Google tabs being open.
I've tried to run a variety of diagnostic tests offered through HP support assistant but every time I do, it never finds a problem. I have also tried to look at updating things like my BIOS but HP doesn't offer any updates for my laptop. I did update my graphics driver and am worried that may have made the issue worse but its hard to say. I also opened up my laptop and cleaned the fan with compressed air but it didn't make a difference, nor did any of my computer vents or the fan itself look that dusty to begin with. I have Speed Fan installed but most of the time everything on it will remain normal even if the fan is making the noise?
At this point I am starting to wonder if it even is the fan or if it could be something else entirely. If anyone has any ideas of things I could try, or what might be causing this please let me know. I don't know much about what to do, I've just been trying my best to learn.
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