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Fan on ThinkPad R40
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:17 am
by Nicalaine
The fan on my laptop makes a buzzing noise about every 10 seconds that is driving me crazy. I cleaned the dust out of it after getting a fan error message and it is cooling, but the noise is quite annoying.
Re: Fan on ThinkPad R40
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:24 pm
by christopher_wolf
Nicalaine wrote:The fan on my laptop makes a buzzing noise about every 10 seconds that is driving me crazy. I cleaned the dust out of it after getting a fan error message and it is cooling, but the noise is quite annoying.
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Are you getting a Fan Error on boot anymore? If so, I would take a look at that fan again and see what it is doing; the bearings could be going.
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:34 pm
by Nicalaine
No, I am not getting a fan error on boot or anytime now. Just the noise
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:39 pm
by christopher_wolf
Does the Thinkpad Fan Control Utility affect the noise at all or is it a constant 10 second interval?
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:05 pm
by Nicalaine
I don't know if the fan control utility affects it or not...how do I find that out?
I feel really dumb...
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:48 pm
by Nicalaine
I took my keyboard out & found out I had a piece of the plastic cover on wrong that was rubbing on the fan....no more noise...
Thank you for trying to help such a dummy!
