Indeed. You WANT that fan to go on, because if it doesn't, and your CPU is running at or near 100% (as it should be if a chess engine is playing), you'll soon have a broken laptop.bob wrote:All portables have a fan. Crank up the CPU and the fan has to wind up to keep the CPU from getting too hot. Even my macbook has a fan that can be heard if I run crafty using both cores...Henk wrote:I meant it's normal for that processor.Henk wrote:No it's not normal for that processor. It uses some kind of turbo when it's getting busy. Then it starts making these awkward blowing noise for cooling or something. Like its trying to blow itself up. Notebook is quite new. Just bought the wrong one.Codesquid wrote:Sounds like a hardware problem, should get that looked at and fixed by a computer repair technician.Henk wrote:Sometimes my notebook makes strange noises when it is getting too busy.
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