# Misinterpreted thread titles **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-thread-titles/978360 "2023-01-17T17:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-thread-titles/978360/7 "2023-06-24T20:02:04Z")
Blind troubleshooting by a probable crook: > [@Laptop Fan Doesn't Work -- Blind troubleshooting by likely hood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-fan-doesnt-work-blind-troubleshooting-by-likely-hood/986046): > > The fan in my HP Elitebook is no longer working. It’s a work computer with minimal control over administrative functions, so I can’t change any settings or anything. I don’t mind buying a new fan and making the swap, but I don’t know if the fan itself is broken or if there is some other problem. What is the chance that an inoperable laptop fan is due to a hardware problem vs a software problem. If it’s hardware, what’s the likely hood that the problem is the fan itself and not something else … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-thread-titles/978360)._