How to access the cooling fan? - HP Compaq nc6120 Notebook

Are you talking about the radiator fan? How hot does the engine get in degrees F? Some makes and models, the radiator fan won't turn on till about 220 degrees F. Check for applicable trouble codes, see if any code that refers to the radiator fan circuit or coolant temp sensor? Some of the national brand auto stores will check codes for free.

Of course, as far as overheating in general, you have the thermostat--water pump and other possible issues. Are you losing coolant?

This site will answer your question as the person writing it had the same problem.

Toshiba Satellite A105 Laptop Disassembly Guide Cooling Fan Heatsink...

relay is located on front bumber frame on drivers side, can be seen through grill also seen if you remove driver side head lamp and look left. Unit is rivited to bumper with one rivit. Best access is done by removing the entire front nose assembly. With some common sense, it takes 15 minutes to remove entire front and relay sits right in front of you

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Reading settings cooling circuit,Test servo actuators
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THE COOLING FAN IS AT BASE OF TV YOU CANT MISS IT MIGHT HAVE A BOX AROUND IT TO COOL THE TV BOARD OFF POINTING THAT DIRECTION.

Perhaps you should reconsider removing the fan. You may find your particular Model/Brand of laptop's fan, not that hard to access.

The pathway that leads air to the Cooling Fan, may be of a design where it has a filter. A piece of foam-like material, essentially. The pathway I'm describing is the Cooling Duct.

Using a can of compressed air for computers was/is an excellent idea.
However if I may,

1) It needs to be sprayed only in the Intake Cooling Duct, not the Exhaust Duct.
Where air is drawn in is the Intake Cooling Duct.

2) The filter I lightly described is at the end of the Intake Cooling Duct.
Dust, dirt, hair, (Animal and people), carpet deodorizer, you name it, can build up over time, and compressed air alone cannot remove it.

The area needs to be accessed, and the foreign debris physically removed.
Q-tips, a small brush, and compressed air are used.

To show some examples:

1) Moderately easy:
http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba1805/sat1805_CPU.htm
(You can click on the photos to enlarge)

The Cooling Fan assembly is near the top.

Moderately difficult:
2) http://www.insidemylaptop.com/take-apart-asus-eee-pc-1201n-netbook/

The laptop is disassembled down to the middle section, to access the Cooling Fan.

More difficult:
3) http://www.insidemylaptop.com/take-apart-hp-pavilion-dv5-laptop/

The laptop has to be completely disassembled, (Motherboard removed), in order to access the fan.

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That sounds like the cooling fan is either plugged up, or it is faulty, or the cooling fins for the CPU heat sink are plugged up with lint and dust. The cooling fan on that toshiba should be accessible through a cover panel under the pc notebook. Remove the cooling fan and use compressed air in a can to clean the cooling fan and the cooling fins to the CPU heat sink and be sure that the air intake vents for the cooling fan are also clean and free of any dust, dirt, or lint. Here are some images that are similar to help assist you, and let me know if you require any further assistance.

You access the fan in the freezer section towards the bottom half. there is a thin metal panel covering the fan and evaporater coils. Take out the shelves and then remove the screws to the bottom section starting approx halfway down the back of the freezer wall there you will find the evaporater fan.

heating and cooling fans are generally one and the same. changing freon doesn't always fix the problem... did you have the system pressure checked for leaks first.

Second determine if the vents are opening properly (switching from heat to cooling) basically when you change to cool it closes air access to the heater core.

Robert