Turn On Notebook Fan

[mattan]

Hi All

I've have this Dell PII notebook that really gets hot after a while. IS there a way to manually force the built in fan to run. Possibly some special software. TIA

[cobain1crt]

It doesn't auto run all the time? You could open it up and manualy splice it into the PS.

[Bill Kunert]

I had a Toshiba notebook that used a fan. You could turn it on by adding 'fan on' to the autoexecbat file. There was a small executable that resided in the root. You might contact Dell and see if they have some thing available or search their website for help on the subject.
Bill

[mattan]

Thanks.. Just as a follow up, I found that be elevating the bottom of the notbook a little bit helps the air circulation. I've stuck two small rubber pads on the top back portion. It does feel a little bit cooler. I also came across this product called a "coolpad" that does something similiar to that..Havent tried it though.