How to Quickly Fix Laptop Shutdown Caused After Fan Error Message

A few days back I went through a question asked on a forum by someone that “how to fix sudden laptop shutdown after fan error message?” and that time I didn’t actually know any quick solution for the issue and suggested him to try cleaning the laptop’s cooling fan or go to service center.

But, yesterday I also faced the same issue when I turned on my Lenovo Thinkpad laptop. As usual when I turned on the laptop, it displayed a message “Fan error” on the screen and immediately went shutdown.

Due to the Fan Error message, it’s very clear that there’re something wrong with laptop’s cooling fan. And this might be because of the two main reasons; overheating and dust.

The Best Methods to Fix Laptop Shutdown After Fan Error Message

In this article, I’m going to tell you what worked for me to quickly fix laptop repeated shutdown caused after Fan Error message on the laptop’s screen. And also some other alternative ways if it doesn’t work for you.

Method 1: Blow Air Into Fan Exhaust

This worked for me. Before you do anything, understand that our goal here is to clean or cool the fan to fix the fan issues. So, the very first and easiest thing I did to fix repeated laptop shutdown after fan error message is blowing air into the fan exhaust from outside.

Anybody can perform it at home without needing to take fan out of the laptop to clean or visit service center. And the highest possibility is that it works.

What you exactly need to do is blow air very hard from your mouth into the fan exhaust and then try turning on the laptop once again. It should work now.

But, if it’s still not working and throwing the same fan error message on the screen before sudden shutdown, you should try out the next method.

Method 2: Clean Out The Dust From Inside

Well, you’ll be going to do this only if the above method didn’t work for you. But, this second method isn’t that easy though. Cleaning out the dust from inside means unscrewing the back panel of your laptop to blow the dust out of the laptop.

Most people will not try to perform this task at home, and of course I also recommend to do this in the guidance of a professional. However, it’s very simple do at home. All you need to have a small screw driver and air compressor that can blow out the dust at light low pressure.

So, just turn off the laptop, remove battery and also the AC adapter. And then unscrew the back panel that covers your laptop fan. After that use the air compressor to blow the dust out of the fan and surrounded areas.

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Method 3: Visit The Authorized Service Center

If the first method doesn’t work for you and not feeling comfortable to clean the fan from inside by unscrewing the back panel, you should visit the authorized service center.

And truly, this is very safe and widely recommended solution to fix fan issues in laptop. If the laptop is under warranty, you can always reach up to the laptop’s service center and get the fan serviced for free.

Final Thoughts

I was faced this issue when my Lenovo Thinkpad laptop was getting shutdown after “Fan error” message again and again and blowing the air from my mouth into the fan exhaust from outside of the laptop with high pressure helped me fix the issue. That same thing I explained in the first method.

According to my research, this first method worked for around 90% of the people facing this issue but still keeping the fan clean and get it serviced along with time isn’t a bad deal. So, you can clean them from inside at home and if not comfortable doing it at home, you should visit the service center to boost the lifespan of your laptop.

And, finally do let me know via comments if the first or second method worked for you. If worked, don’t forget to share this post on social media with your friends to help them out.

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