Thursday, February 18, 2010

Gateway Laptop Main Fan Error 02FA

Client brought in a Gateway MT6728 laptop with error message "02FA Main Fan Error". The fan was checked not OK - It won't spin at all. Replaced with another fan, the fan spinned but the error msg was still there. I thought that meight be compatible issue. So I ordered one on Ebay. After the new fan was installed, error msg still there and would not go away even after I reset the BIOS. I thought it was a bad sensor and meight not be repairable - I had wasted my time and money. But just before I gave up, I did a search on Google. A lot of people got the same problem. Finally, I came across some information useful - If the fan is working, just unplug the battery and power it on with AC adapter. I tried that and I got the problem fixed.

33 comments:

  1. Great!! Thanks a lot! I was facing the same problem... cleaned the fan, dissasembled the cooling plate, cleaned the fan coils with alcohol... (even think that something was fried in the MoBo) finally I did what you say and the BIOS error dissapeared! Thanks a lot!!

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  2. Hello ..I tried to replace my Gateway M Series SA6 Fan due to 02FA error. When I tried to remove the FAN looks it is attached with Motherboard. Do I need to change whole motherboard to replace the fan??? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  3. Woooooooow you really helped me here. I have been having this problem the past few months now and i couldn't find a solution. Thank you so much!

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  4. VERY, VERY HELPFUL THANK YOU!!!!!

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  5. waaaaaaaa yo tenia el mismo problema y hice lo mismo y vualaaaa que funciono gracias!!!!!!!

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  6. Wow i got that errror this morning and tried a few other's ideas but this actually WORKED! i wonder how and why ......hmmmmm well thank you for this post anyway

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  7. Wow i got that errror this morning and tried a few other's ideas but this actually WORKED! i wonder how and why ......hmmmmm well thank you for this post anyway

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  8. Brilliant The first post that actually worked! Thankyou!

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    1. Unbelievable...out of all the searching on the web for this problem and all the things I would need to replace..It started up normal with the ac cord and no battery in.

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  9. WOW! I was just going to start a search for a fan, after going thru new thermal paste, removed all dust bunnies etc. For kicks did a Google search and saw "remove battery and use AC"! Come on you gotta be kidding. Ran back down the cellar steps, pulled the battery, hit the start button and WOW there's the BIOS screen. My THANX to everyone!

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  10. As described this did not work. Then I added these extra steps from another site:

    The fix:
    - Unplug the computer A/C cord from the computer
    - Remove the battery
    - Press and hold down the start button for 30 seconds (with no battery or A/C cord inserted)
    - Plug the A/C cord back into the computer
    - Start the computer as normal

    - After the computer fully boots up, shut it down normally
    - Disconnect the A/C cord, re-insert the battery and the A/C cord and re-start the computer
    WORKED! WTF?

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  11. As described this did not work. Then I added these extra steps from another site:

    The fix:
    - Unplug the computer A/C cord from the computer
    - Remove the battery
    - Press and hold down the start button for 30 seconds (with no battery or A/C cord inserted)
    - Plug the A/C cord back into the computer
    - Start the computer as normal

    - After the computer fully boots up, shut it down normally
    - Disconnect the A/C cord, re-insert the battery and the A/C cord and re-start the computer
    WORKED! WTF?

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    1. Thnx, only your advice help me with prolem

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    2. Thanx man you helped me

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  13. Thank you for this post. This saved some time and money...much appreciated!!

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  14. none of these things worked what could be my issue now???

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  15. THAT NOY WORKING ON MINES

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  16. I had all but given up hope on recovering from this exact error, but your fix worked!

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  17. esto en verdad funciona..
    después de todo el servicio que se le aplica y nada, asta encontrar esta solución funciona excelente aporte

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  18. Thanks your information help me alot

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  19. If more people that write articles really concerned themselves with writing great content like you, more readers would be interested in their writings. Thank you for caring about your content. laptop

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  20. Laptop fans if not working properly can heat the laptop and cause shutdown. Being a service person in hp laptop service center chennai location I have rectified many such issues. Fans can also produce noise. Good post from you regarding the issues and the solutions. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks.

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