How to Check Laptop Fans
- 1). Turn on your laptop computer and check your fan to see if it is spinning. If it is not spinning, immediately turn off your laptop. If you are uncertain whether or not the fan is working, place a piece of paper in front of the fan and see if the air from the fan blows the paper.
- 2). Take a can of compressed air and blow it into the fan. This should clean out any accumulated dust that is potentially clogging your laptop fan.
- 3). Restart your computer and confirm that your fan is now spinning. If it is not you will have to replace your fan with a new one.