Fan Error

When I left the office yesterday, I brought my laptop home with me because I was planning to do some more work in the evening. But when I got home and attempted to turn it on, it said, "fan error" and then shut down. It did that all 17 times I attempted to turn it on. I assumed it meant that I needed a new fan and I didn't completely freak out and assume my entire life's work, photos, and everything was gone, but I was still a little nervous about that possibility.

This morning, I woke up and immediately went to the store and bought an external hard drive. This is the second computer I've almost killed and it's about time I learned to back my work up. Then I spent the entire morning on the phone attempting to find someone who had the part for my type of computer and who could fix it like, immediately.

By noon I had located a place (just 30 or so miles away) and rushed out the door to get my computer fixed. After 20 minutes, the technician came out and said, "good news, you don't need a new fan. I found a fly in your fan, but when I removed him, it went back to working like normal." Apparently a rather large fly (he brought it out to show me) had gotten inside my computer. After leaving the front door of the house open all summer and having bugs fly around and then die on top of my computer every day, I have had to pop a few of the keys off my keyboard to dislodge bugs already, but I didn't think any had gotten inside.

$75 for labor + $5 for "fan repair" later, I am bug free and my computer turns on without any issue. And next summer I will keep the door closed or cover my computer. Lesson learned.