Video: T43 Fan Noise

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Burny421 · #1 Post by **Burny421** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:44 pm

Hi everybody!

I've problems with my fan so I recorded a video to let you hear what I mean!

My fan "clatters" (don't know if it's the right word because I'm not a native speaker).
You can hear it in the video, especially in the last 10 seconds!

http://www.youtube.com/v/muMTB0f37YY

Does anybody have the same problem with the fan?
My opinion is that the bearing is broken.

Is this covered by warranty?? My T43 is about 20 months old, so there should be some warranty left.

Thanks for your help!
Burny

sugo · #2 Post by **sugo** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:05 pm

You can check warranty on Lenovo page with the serial number. See forum's FAQ.

unimorpheus · #3 Post by **unimorpheus** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:01 am

Unfortunately it sounds like you are trimming the hedges. I think you have a bad bearing race in the fan or simply put a bad fan. I have two T43s and each has a very quiet fan under normal operation. I would definitely look into warranty work for this unit as that fan will more than likely fail prematurely.

FTC · #4 Post by **FTC** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:49 am

Hi, just before buying another, try to dismount the keyboard and press the fan rotor with your fingers a bit, trying to 'center' and/or reseat it. I had one that did the same and this fixed it. It lloks like they can come a bit off-center in some situations.... you've got nothing to lose.

kai920 · #5 Post by **kai920** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:56 am

My T43 recently started making weird fan noises, it's not consistent but definitely worse than when I first bought it.

How hard was it to remove the keyboard to reveal the fan?

Mobile_Mike · #6 Post by **Mobile_Mike** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:19 am

here are very good instructions on keyboard removal/installation:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-46515

kai920 · #7 Post by **kai920** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:04 pm

Mobile_Mike wrote:here are very good instructions on keyboard removal/installation:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-46515

thanks! my keyboard probably needs a clean as well, it's been 2 years since I got the T43

gunston · #8 Post by **gunston** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:33 pm

i have read a chinese forum stated that dismantling the FAN and applying oil to the FAN's inductor would totally solved the fan noise problem.

AdaSch · #9 Post by **AdaSch** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:55 am

gunston wrote:i have read a chinese forum stated that dismantling the FAN and applying oil to the FAN's inductor would totally solved the fan noise problem.

pls give link

Video: T43 Fan Noise

Video: T43 Fan Noise

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