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May 26th, 2026 14:06
GPU fan on a Dell Inspiron 16 7610 continuously running
Yesterday I opened up my dell laptop to clean out the dust on the fans, then I put it back. Howevwr when I turned it back on the (when looking at the keyboard) the right fan just went to full speed and doesn't stop until I turn the laptop off. I tried various methods like changing settings and replacing the fans themselves but it still hasn't fixed it.
This is quite an unusual issue caused simply by cleaning the fans
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Sai93
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May 26th, 2026 14:08
As a note, I did do all the windows and the BIOS updates.
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May 26th, 2026 15:45
Did you re-apply fresh thermal paste to the heatsink and properly re-install it, assuming that it was removed? Is the fan connector seated correctly and not damaged?
As for BIOS updates, I have a 10 year old HP laptop that has been running the fan at max speed constantly for the last 6 years. I believe that one of the latest BIOS updates is the cause of this. If this just happened after applying a BIOS update, that could be the problem.
Sai93
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May 26th, 2026 15:48
@Kflash08
I had applied my own thermal paste around a couple months ago. However the thing is that I only cleaned the fans and didnt do anything else and closed it backup and now the video fan is spinning to max. I am pretty the connector is fully seated. Lastly I only installed the BIOS update after the fans started spinning up as I though maybe I was missing updates which cause this.