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Hi,
This is second year that I have the same problem.
The fan start to make noise after an about a year. I replaced the original one with the T61 type because folks recommended this.
But, the problem come back every time.
what can I do besides replacing it again and cleaning the whole unit from dust ? Is it possible to lubricate it somehow to give it more life and silence doing it's job ?

See this extensive fan-lube thread: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=87448

Thank you !!! will do this because the sound is a pain in the [censored] at night when you trying to learn.

I find the volume and tone of the T/W500 fan to be considerably less annoying than the T61 fan... if you have already dropped a T61 heatsink unit into your machine, consider dropping a T500 fan into that heat sink, like in this post:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=105114