is my fan working properly?

[spschaffer]

It's a Toshiba Satellite series, but could be any laptop... it's shutting down often, and feels really warm. The fan is spinning - but how well, and how do I know it's up to specifications?

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It's a Toshiba Satellite series, but could be any laptop...

What does that mean? Is it really a Toshiba, or not? Back to the issue here... lol  I think that one fan just might not be enough for your laptop... OR... Your fan has been cloged with dust, and is not spinning fast enough...

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[spschaffer]

Flame,
Thanks for the repsonse. It is a Toshiba, and their website was not helpful. I downloaded "speedfan" and it looks like it's running okay, but I was hoping Toshiba could let me know about temp specs.
Thanks again,
Steve

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So does this mean that your question has been answered, or do you want to dig deeper into the issue?

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[neo_wraith]

How old is your Toshiba?

Toshiba is recalling a lot of their LT's due to over heating problems and fan issues.  Contact toshiba.  They have also lost a huge loss suite recently and they will give you money for your old one and give you another LT for replacement..check into this.