Lewis Aldarondo Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 My wii has been bashed about quite a bit since the 3-4 years ago since I brought it. It has been knocked over 5 times, had something dropped on it and once I nearly dropped it when carrying it to another room. And just a couple of days ago, my dad accidentally walked back into the wii after he forgot it was there and kicked it. Thankfully it didn't fall over, but it did get moved from its original position quite a bit. Everything seems fine, but I wanted to ask if it is normal for the fan to not always run? I think I have noticed it before and I am probably only noticing it (and worrying about it) now because I am worried my wii is eventually going to die if it keeps getting knocked around. Basically, sometimes the fan doesn't seem to run at all, like when I am on the Mii channel. When I am on the wii menu however and there is a disc in the wii, I always hear the fan. But recently I have been playing wii sports again after forgetting all about it for a couple of years and sometimes when I play it, I can't seem to hear the fan, but if I go back to the wii menu and load it again, the fan will run. I did play wii sports a day or two ago when the fan didn't seem to be running for about an hour or two and the console didn't seem to overheat. Anyway, looking at how long I have already made this message, I think I better just end it now and ask my question... xD So is it normal for the fan to not always run? ------------------------ [url=http://www.r4king.com/R4-3DS-3DS-R4-R4-for-3DS.html]3ds r4[/url] [url=http://www.r4king.com/DS3-3DS-SuperCard-SuperCard-3DS.html]DS3[/url] [url=http://www.r4king.com/AK3-AK3-3DS-Acekard-3DS.html]AK3[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Fascist Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Yes, the wii doesn't have to run the Fan 24/7 to cool itself down. Just make sure that the wii doesn't set on fire from overheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 My fan had problems a while ago. If it is broken the system will over heat and shut it self off as a failsafe (at least that's what happened to me). So if you haven't had that problem everything should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 The fan only runs when the console is undergoing a lot of stress from either processing the game, graphics, or something to that effect. The fan doesn't run all the time, and as Flame Dragon said, if you haven't had overheating problems yet, chances are you are in good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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