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T61 fan error

#1 Post by vm5 » Fri May 15, 2020 12:56 am

I'm in troble with the fan of my old t61 .
the problems started with a lot of noise that i tried to solve cleaning the original one an lubricating it. It seems to solve the problems but after a month the problems come back also with a random "fan error + two beeps" on turning on the pc.
I installed then a chinese compatible fan but now, every time, i switch on it gives "fan error+ two beeps". I wait that the pc shout down and then at the second attempt it starts without issue....every time.
Somebody has a suggestion? Thanks.

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Re: T61 fan error

#2 Post by theterminator93 » Fri May 15, 2020 8:17 am

You can bypass the error when it appears on the screen by pressing esc. The system will boot normally from there.
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Re: T61 fan error

#3 Post by vm5 » Fri May 15, 2020 3:53 pm

Thanks :)

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Re: T61 fan error

#4 Post by cadillacmike68 » Thu May 21, 2020 10:01 pm

You still need to clean it out again. Make sure it's really clean then add a drop of Synthetic ATF (DEXRON VI) to the fan tip and bearing.
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