What do you do if the cooling fan on your laptop is supposedly not working?

I got a message saying that the cooling fan is not working properly, that it could result in system damage, shutting down, data lost Etc. Then it powered itself off like it said it would .

What should I do? Get it looked at at a computer shop? Or just Get a cooling fan table thing? Will that resolve the problem?

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rckt148 · 61-69, M

I tear mine down and clean the fan ,but if you have no clue how and it has already shut down on you ,,
Yea I would just have it replaced
Over heating the processors for just an instant can damage them ,
but good news is thats why it shuts down when they get a certain temp
to keep that from happening .
Since they have to tear it down anyway ,I would go with changing mine instead of just cleaning it ,its cheap and will give you a lot longer time before it happens again ,
I clean mine like once a year and my laptop is old ,I am still using a duel core
but if you don't know how ,then its time for a trip to the doctor