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Noisy fan in laptop

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by bfadero

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The fan in my laptop appears to be unsually loud. I just wanted to know if there was anything I could do to reduce the noise. It is a TINY Intel pentium III laptop.

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by thechas

Repair work on laptops is not for the faint of heart.

If the bearings are going, your only choice is to replace the fan.

Unless you have a very high mechanical aptitude and a lot of patience, it is best to have this done at a shop.

It is also possible that the blades are unbalanced from a build up of dust and a good cleaning will fix the problem.

Again, you might want to have this done at a shop.

Chas

by donmars

Is this a new laptop? Has it always sounded this way? It may be normal so trying to reduce the sound could impede the effectiveness of the cooling ability. Is it a mechanical sort of grating sound? If so then you may need to replace this fan. Is it a whirring sound? This may be normal or if you try, with the laptop off, stick your vacuum cleaner hose over the fan opening you may remove any obsticles such as dust, lint, small fuzz balls or whatever that maybe causing the change in harmonics.

by pctech26

Dust build up can cause problems with a noisy fan. To get rid of dust build up you can blow it out. It could also be a sign that your power suppy in the laptop is about to go. If it is a new laptop, and the fan is clean, use the warranty to replace the power supply of PC. It is never good to allow any computer to get to hot. It will only cause you problems. Don't hesitate. Also make sure you have all of your important files and folders saved on a CD if you can burn one, floppies, or upload your files to the briefcase feature at Yahoo.com. It is better to be safe than sorry. Good Luck!

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