Is the cooling fan supposed to stay on all the time, or is it on some kind of temp switch? just comes on when first plugged in then shuts off after a few seconds, I ran my laptop off it for approx 5 minutes but stopped because the fan didn't come back...
1622028
It seems like the bigger the load the more the fan runs. It must be temp controlled as the fan goes on and off.
393847
I haven't tried to run it for long periods, yet. But, it's supposed to shut off when it gets hot. Then, after cooling, start working again. I have learded, for some reason, plug it in about ten minutes before you start. When I don't, it doesn't work right. I guess, the micro computer needs time to wake up.
658096
The fan has a feature where it senses the temperature that is around it, and if it becomes too cool for the setting, the fan shuts off automatically. So if you twist the dial so the fan just turns on and then the temperature drops, the fan should shut off. This is helpful in situations where you want the fan on when you go to sleep, but know that it may get a little too cool in the morning if it were to stay on. I don't use the feature, so I don't know if it actually works, but that's at least what the dial is for. If you test it out and it does work, let us know.
606635
Hi, it starts automatically and stays on , and when its on u can click on soft power button to standbt ( might need to unplug and plug power if u do that) and reboot . So I keep it on all the time unless it gets hot, which is not often, then I unplug to rest it.
610376
It shouldn't power off completely. At most it should power down to the low fan setting.
181393
yeah, that would be extremely annoying :) I have mine running a PC case fan that blows on it while its on, then the built-in fan never runs, and PC fan is MUCHO quieter.
1452205
Sorry I cannot help you there. When I bought mine I am not sure if the fan was defective but when I turned it on it bearly, I mean bearly blew any heat, so I sent it back to Amazon and did not get a new one.
956870
Can you be more explicit. I have the same exact fan. The cable has a round plug at one end that plugs into the fan and a usb plug that plugs into the laptop. Are you saying the round plug does not fit into the cooling pad. I cannot imagine that the plug they supplied does not fit. Maybe you should rephrase the question.
375801
Just bought mine today and turned it on 4 - experiencing a similar problem: Every several minutes the fan will decrease for a second and then go back to normal. It's almost like a power issue, but I don't notice lights dimming or anything else other than the fan noise for that second...
1403057
Not sure if it is temperature sensed, but there is NO external ON/OFF switch for the fan (only the unit as a whole). My guess is it is a low RPM fan that runs continuously. I will tell you the fan is so quiet that you have to take a flashlight and look to see if it is actually running.
354615
From what I can tell, it comes with only one fan. I just finished a 2 hour gaming session at max settings (fan overdrive off) and its only a little warm under the left side. I can assume that if I had the overdrive off, it may not be warm at all. I have had this laptop for about a month now and having nothing but good things to say....besides windows 8 of course.
1457941
It turns itself off if you remove the pan probably with the E/O message showing, but I think the off/on switch will continue to blink and the cooling fan runs awhile and then turns itself off. It does have a timer which I have not yet used.
149224
I'm not sure what you are asking here. Why would a fan mess up your laptop? It works as expected and keeps the laptop cool. Perhaps that answers your question.
1890168
Mine does this too, I was told that the fan is turning on and for some reason it is surging. It only does this when in standby mode, does yours do it when in use as well or just stand by?
1443748
Sorry to say the fan stays on unit you turn it off. I also was unaware of this till I got it home.
785445
you have 2 screens one for fan to set it to on or auto. The other for heat or cool. Set either one to a temp that will make sure it won't come on and the fan to on and it will run continuously.
316168
Same here...fan is all jacked up and incredibly noisy. Never experienced this with 3 previous Toshiba laptops, so I'm inclined to think it's an issue with this model in particular. Does anyone know the best way to remedy?