Replacing fan on T22

[rwahi]

Hi,

My t22 works remarkably well considering it is 5 years old, however it does seem to be rather noisy. I'm not sure if it is the fan that I can hear wirring or something else. But the noise is always there from startup, and occasionally I feel warm air out of the vent so i'm not convinced it is just the fan ? Is this normal ? My friend has a t43 and it is way quieter !

I'm not that knowledgeable about the hardware, so does every t22 have the same issue ? Can it be fixed?

Any help would be greatly received

Thanks

[dsigma6]

Depending on what type of noise it is, it may just be the HD. Take it out and boot into BIOS. See if the noise is still there.

[underclocker]

Also, sometimes cleaning the fan helps reduce noise. Dust and grime build up to increase friction.

[rwahi]

Thanks guys,

I took the hard drive out and the machine was quiet !!! It's definately a noisy HD (so much for my fan theory !).

Any suggestions of where I can buy a cheap compatible HD and what sort I should go for ?

The little research I have done points me to "Seagate Momentus hard drive - 40 GB - ATA-100", but I'd much rather go on a recommendation.

[dsigma6]

The Hitachi Travelstar 5K100 is generally well thought of (unless you have the need to go to 7200RPM). I'm using one now in the T23.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822146041