There is problem with my wife's X61 which is making a terrible noise.
It is not that the fan is merely loud, but it is making an abnormal sound a bit like a high frequency click.
Cooling nevertheless remains good, so the overall heat exchanger functionality must be working.
Is there a fix for this maybe involving a strategically placed squirt of oil?
Or will be need a replacement, and if so can anybody point me in the right direction?
Many thanks!
X61 Fan Noise
X61 Fan Noise
Active: X220 Tablet (i5-2520M, Multitouch) | T530 (i7-3720QM, 1920x1080)
Retired: 2x X31 (1.6/1.7 GHz) | T60p (Core Duo 2.2Ghz, 1600x1200 IPS) | 2x X61T (1.6/1.8GHz)
Retired: 2x X31 (1.6/1.7 GHz) | T60p (Core Duo 2.2Ghz, 1600x1200 IPS) | 2x X61T (1.6/1.8GHz)
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Cigarguy
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Re: X61 Fan Noise
Check that the fan itself is not barely "nicking" against a wire or something like that. You could try disassembling the fan unit and oiling the shaft/bearing. Beyond that, if it's not hitting on something, I would replace the fan.
Re: X61 Fan Noise
I opened it up and blew the fan out with my trusty rocket blower, but there was a wire running very close to the fan unit which I relocated more firmly and the noise is now gone completely.Cigarguy wrote:Check that the fan itself is not barely "nicking" against a wire or something like that
Thanks a lot for your help!
Active: X220 Tablet (i5-2520M, Multitouch) | T530 (i7-3720QM, 1920x1080)
Retired: 2x X31 (1.6/1.7 GHz) | T60p (Core Duo 2.2Ghz, 1600x1200 IPS) | 2x X61T (1.6/1.8GHz)
Retired: 2x X31 (1.6/1.7 GHz) | T60p (Core Duo 2.2Ghz, 1600x1200 IPS) | 2x X61T (1.6/1.8GHz)
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