Fan spins randomly 04 July 2024, 12:34:42 For a week or so I have strange issue: sometimes my fan spins randomly with no CPU load (bar shows ~34 degrees Celsius). It spins as if I were compiling something really big (you know, 100% CPU etc). It also spins like that (very fast) for a second, then slows down, then spins again etc. Rebooting fixes this.
Re: Fan spins randomly Reply #1 – 05 July 2024, 07:05:31 Hello,Have you tried finding the culprit using htop?
Re: Fan spins randomly Reply #2 – 05 July 2024, 10:51:26 Quote from: h3xo – on 04 July 2024, 12:34:42Rebooting fixes this.Now you can mark the thread as solved. I would first take the appliance apart and clean it thoroughly.
Re: Fan spins randomly Reply #3 – 05 July 2024, 15:38:05 Quote from: tintin – on 05 July 2024, 07:05:31Hello,Have you tried finding the culprit using htop?htop wouldn't help if it's not due to cpu load, and op says their cpu load is very low when this happens.I wonder, OP, could you boot into a live environment of a different distro and see if it still happens? It might be a software issue but it also might be something to do with your hardware.
Re: Fan spins randomly Reply #4 – 05 July 2024, 22:49:40 Quote from: tintin – on 05 July 2024, 07:05:31Hello,Have you tried finding the culprit using htop?Top CPU usage shown by htop was ~6% by htop itself .
Re: Fan spins randomly Reply #5 – 06 July 2024, 01:54:57 Quote from: h3xo – on 05 July 2024, 22:49:40Top CPU usage shown by htop was ~6% by htop itself .Not much, in fact...
Re: Fan spins randomly Reply #6 – 06 July 2024, 10:37:38 Quote from: revsuine – on 05 July 2024, 15:38:05Quote from: tintin – on 05 July 2024, 07:05:31Hello,Have you tried finding the culprit using htop?htop wouldn't help if it's not due to cpu load, and op says their cpu load is very low when this happens.I wonder, OP, could you boot into a live environment of a different distro and see if it still happens? It might be a software issue but it also might be something to do with your hardware.I tried booting Arch ISO from usb, but fan started spinning before OS was loaded (in "choose boot media" screen).
Re: Fan spins randomly Reply #7 – 16 August 2024, 12:59:53 I cleaned the fan, applied new thermal paste and it's all good now. 2 Likes