laptop's fan is constantly on

[Steve H.]

The system idle process at 99% means that nothing is
running and the system is 99% idle.
I would guess that summer has a part to play in this and
that it is just hotter. Also, dust can accumulate and
cause more heat causing the fan to run more as well. Try
taking it into an air-conditioned room and leaving it to
see if the fan still runs. If it does, maybe a warranty
call to your manufacturer. The 99% idle means it is NOT
a windows issue, but a hardware issue.

>-----Original Message-----
>I recently purchased a new laptop. The fan on this
laptop
>only went on every now and then during the first couple
>weeks of using it. However, recently it seems like the
fan
>is constantly on even when there is no program running.
I
>did a lot of things trying to solve this issue because
it
>gave me the impression that the laptop is being stressed
>out somehow (therefore trying to get rid of the cpu
heat).
>I did "msconfig" and tried to get rid of unnecessary
>programs in the startup. I also did "disk clean"
>and "defragmentation." One thing I noticed was that when
I
>pressed ctrl alt del, I see System Idle Process to be
99.
>Is this playing a factor in making the fan running all
the
>time? I know a running fan is better than a dead one.
But
>I am curious to find out what the cpu is doing/what
hidden
>programs are running causing these extra heat in my
laptop
>and if there is any way to stop the fan from being on
all
>the time. I hope someone out there can enlighten me.
Thank
>you very much in advance...
>.
>