My computer is hot and it isn't running. :( only runs during bootup.

I replugged everything in again on my laptop on the inside and now the fan works during bios startup. But it isn't working now. Is that normal? I haven't had my laptop on for long maybe that is why....

I successfully flashed my bios from A04 to A05. Still the fan doesn't work. What should I do now? is there anything other than the fan I can replace? I already replaced the fan with a new one that...

I got new information to try from trisquel forums. They said other people had same issues with dell inspiron with fan and said that updating the bios fixed it. I am not sure if I updated it correctly...

at least I think I restored the bios setting to default but it was still password protected afterwards. My bios password protects my computer from turning on I have had this setting for years but...

You are right I checked in bios and there was nothing about fan settings in there. I restored the bios settings to default in bios and that didn't fix the problem either.
I got the laptop in 2012.

I will be using my old laptop until I get this fixed so I don't damage my laptop any further if I already have. Because I think the 7 bad sectors might be an error because it happened after I...

No I don't hear anything and my laptop is hot right now. I also moved my ear close to the fan output and I hear nothing and feel nothing blowing out. Could it be the battery on the motherboard? cause...

I played a game and it works to play it. I played 3d armagetronad. Still fan doesn't work.
I am also asking how to fix my issue with the fan at the forum based on the distribution of gnu/linux I am...

Dell Inspiron N5050 is my laptop model

Okay I have replaced my fan with the new one and still it doesn't work. What could be the problem? Well it hasn't gotten hot enough for it to turn on but I thought that it turns on full blast when...

Is it possible for me to down grade to windows 7 from an windows 7 64bit installation dvd? Will I be able to keep my personal files?

My processor is 64bit so not sure why a 32bit works only with a virtual machine. If it works in virtual machine will it work on dvd-r?

Maybe my dvd/cd drive is faulty. I downloaded the microsoft windows 10 free disc two times and burned too times and it doesn't want to boot into installation window. But I am not sure I have been...

I will first replace the broken fan in my laptop then I will run the tests to test the hardware to see if any is faulty. After all that I will report back here.

I don't think the fan works because it stopped making the noises it usually makes to cool the laptop down. So that is probably an error that it says its okay. I feel heat coming from where the fan is...

sudo dmidecode |grep -B 2 Stat
[sudo] password for tyler:
Max Speed: 2100 MHz
Current Speed: 2100 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
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Handle 0x001E, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System...

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ubuntu - How do I test if my motherboard is failing using Linux? - Super User
how about a gpu tester?

I don't have a windows computer to use these tests on. What are the alternatives for ubuntu?

Okay I will replace it today right now. Before doing the ram test thing. I am using ubuntu on usb stick. I have a video of a tutorial on how to do this repair on my phone. I will be back.

I fan on my laptop recently broke I think. Could this be why? Kind of paranoid to replace it because it is a complicated repair lot more steps than upgrading hard drive ram or wifi card. I have a...

Cool I know memtest86 I've used it before. We would use it at this volunteer run non profit freegeek to check to see if they ram is okay and if it passes we will reuse it when we refurbish a computer...

No I am not able to get to it as before. After I did the command you said to do it either changed it or that thing you talked about where it locks you out because the screens now are different. Says...

Do I press f8 and select one of the options?

What should I do now to get into a command prompt again when it boots?