laptop fan wont work ???

Question

hello i have a gateway w323 it is a celeron 1.5yesterday i was working fine but then i bought a p4 2.4 i just fit in the motherboard so i put in and put the same fan and heatsink , tryied starter it wont start the llaptop then i put it back everything with the celeron and now my fan wont turn on can you help me pleasseeee i dont know what to do ? should i replace the fann????or is the motherboard

Answer 1

So let me get this straight...



You, without doing any research, bought an incompatible processor and installed it into your laptop? Just because it is the same socket, does not mean it is compatible.



Now you removed it and put the old one back in and the fan does not work... No offense, but you should always have someone with experience help you in this kind of thing before you attempt something on a computer you actually use.



Did you remember to plug the fan back in when you reinstalled it?



Did you close the lock on the processor socket?

Answer 2

Your fan is OK, it only run when it is hot, it has an internal thermocouple set to certain temperature . As long as the laptop is OK, you are fine.

Answer 3

check to make sure the cables to the fan didn't get bumb out of socket..