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One Fan Not Running On Startup
So I recently had an issue where my ROG G75VW crashed due to an overheating GPU (see thread under BSOD Help and Support, thread title: BSOD... yet not). While physically cleaning the machine, I decided to start it up while the back was off to observe fan function. FYI the laptop was cold, having sat for 12+ hours. I fired up the laptop under battery power and observed that of the two fans, the fan farthest from the the power port did not start. One of three things comes to mind:
1) Due to the laptop being cold, only one fan started
2) Because I was using battery power (and it was cold) only one fan started
3) I have a dead fan
Searching the net didn't find me anything, perhaps I was using the wrong search terms. At any rate, I emailed ASUS just now and am waiting on a reply but I thought I'd ask here and get you guys' opinions. I'd rather not pay for a diagnostic bill if I can avoid it so thanks in advance for your help.