X220 Strange cooling issue

[Malanow]

I have the following problem. My X220 can turn off the fan during high load. It helps, but not always restarting the computer. I replaced the fan, it didn't help anything. I tried controlling the fan manually with TpFanControl, unfortunately the fan lives its own life (I used the default config). I would appreciate any help.

[benlimanto]

Hello, fellow X220 user here,

Have you tried to change the fan into automatic but specific fan speed? Like you write your own rule on the TpFanControl? I always put 64 speed to heat above 60*C, as for me, any laptop that above 60*C for too long, could degrade the life even faster.

I never use TPFanControl for long time, as I use thinkfan on Fedora Linux.

Or you can try newer app like https://github.com/Shuzhengz/TPFanCtrl2 (no support provided by the developer, but at least you can try it)

I hope it can solve you problem.