Laptop fan

[Thomas_Estes]

My laptops fan is spinning, but wrong it keeps changing directions it spins in for about 5 seconds then completely stops spinning and 3 seconds later it starts all over again. Is it a internal problem with the fan, should i buy a new fan? (Msi GF65 small fan)

[Bruce]

could be the fan itself or the header it connects to, which could be a motherboard fault.
but with the fan being the cheapest and easiest to replace, you’d have to start there first.

[georgeks]

If your post implies you are familiar with opening your system, see first if it needs cleaning,

[phillpower2]

My laptops fan is spinning, but wrong it keeps changing directions it spins in for about 5 seconds then completely stops spinning and 3 seconds later it starts all over again. Is it a internal problem with the fan, should i buy a new fan? (Msi GF65 small fan)

Is the computer overheating at all.

[Bruce]

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