'Battery Alert' appears before the 'press 'ESC' key for Start-up menu.', however, ' Cooling Fan Alert' appears after 'press 'ESC' key for Start-up menu.'

Anonymous
2014-12-15T00:18:41+00:00

Hi,

First of all: I know that I have been having a problem with my HP Laptop Battery, and with its cooling Fan.

However, I am now wondering what detected this error below as long as it was shown even before  the notification saying 'the press 'ESC' key for Start-up menu.' Thus, if the BIOS detected that there was a problem with the HP Battery storage', then this error should have been listed after 'press 'ESC' key for Start-up menu.' was passed.

'HP Battery Alert:    The system has detected the storage capacity of the battery stated below to be very low. For optimal performance, this battery may need to be replaced.'

That alert lasted about 15 seconds, and then the 'press 'press 'ESC' key for Start-up menu.' is shown.

Next: This is error below showed me::

'The system didn't detect that a cooling fan is operating correctly'

I know that BIOS detected that a problem with 'Cooling Fan' since the Alert of error was shown after passing 'press 'ESC' key for Start-up menu.'

Any comments would be highly appreciated

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-31T22:46:45+00:00

    Is the cooling system that came with your laptop an assembly and can just the fan be removed from the assembly and replaced in the assembly with the fan the merchant has for $50.00 ?

    Thank you so much for being patient and continuing replying to me.

    We've bee here in Yemen experiencing high ordeals for about six months since the Saudi Arabia and their alliances have been bombing Yemeni lands.

    So, there is no spare parts in the local Yemeni markets at all. Also, shipping to Yemen right now is risk. 

    For your question Yes. The cooling system that came with my laptop an assembly and can just the fan be removed from the assembly and replaced in the assembly with the fan the merchant has for $50.00 ?

    Look at these screen shots of my my existing old cooling system(fan, heatsink)

    I hope you would confirm for me that you could see the screen shots posted here?

    My cooling system while my old fan is bolted in the heatsink.(The first face)

    The second face.

    The fan is removed from my heatsink.

    This is the new fan merchant would be selling  me for $50. (NOTE: I have returned the fan back to the merchant for about two months, although I don't know if I can find it now with the same price or not)

    Finally:  A Yemeni laptop technician told me that any brand of thermal compound could be applied.

     However, you said Can't read the brand of paste, photo too blurred.

    So, what brands of thermal compounds are there in the markets? I am expecting that 'Silicone' is the brand of thermal compound I have. Also, I know another one which is sliver. Are they brands or not?

    What more I told about the thermal compound I have applied are:

    The  properties of the silicone compound container written on the bottle of thermal compound are 'high conductivity, low bleed, Stable at high temperatures"

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-31T02:43:30+00:00

    Is the cooling system that came with your laptop an assembly and can just the fan be removed from the assembly and replaced in the assembly with the fan the merchant has for $50.00 ?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-31T02:24:58+00:00

    The fan the Yemeni merchant sold me for $50 might cost him just $3.

    It is not an entire fan/heatsink assembly. It is just a single fan.

    No such another single fan I found in another merchant in Yemen sold cheaply

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-08-30T23:06:48+00:00

    Then I suggest you replace the fan if you are confident you have no issues with applying the thermal compound.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-08-29T15:32:09+00:00

    In my country, I don't know if I can find another brand  of silicon that has good reviews or not. What about applying the same silicon compound I have again with the way you have mentioned? 

    If that is all you have then use it.

    Also, I don't know what is Isopropyl Alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and white coffee filters, although I googled Isopropyl alcohol, and how much do they cost?  

    Then use some type of cleaning fluid and cloth that does not leave any lint or oily film on the CPU.

    I removed the old thermal compound with applying small amount of the new silicon compound, and then I wiped it.

    Not a good means of removing the old thermal paste, remove the old thermal paste first and then apply the new paste.

    Thanks a lot,

    As you know that getting to the fan/heatsink will require me to dismantle many parts. So, you think that applying a thermal compound again from the same kind I have already used would make difference? Or new fan diffidently needs to be installed. Even I don't know if a new fan sold for $50 would solve the issue or not.

    1- You've been talking with my as though did not apply any thermal compound before, I applied silicone thermal compound  and after removing the old one by removing it nearly completely.

    Not a good means of removing the old thermal paste, remove the old thermal paste first and then apply the new paste.

    I only applied new thermal compound on the old one to let old thermal be wet. So, I could remove it easily with a hard cloth.

    I applied a dot of fresh paste to the center of the CPU and GPU, and spread it.  The method I go by is slightly bigger than a grain of rice but smaller than a pea. Then, put it back together**.**

    However, as I said,

    1- the error 'the system has detected that a cooling fan is not operating properly' still appears to me.

    2- the temperature is still high.

    3- the error, which is related to discrete AMD GPU, and not CPU, still sometimes appears to me.

    Also, the temperature is still high.

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