Re: [LUG] fan noise

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Subscriptions <vivi.griffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tom Potts wrote:
> My laptop fan has started to make a lot of noise - not vibration more of a
> whine. This makes it unpopular as an adjunct to the tv! I've tried cleaning
> it buf to no avail.
> Anyone know of acoustic filters that may help - thin padding perhaps then I
> can make a shallow box.
> Tom te tom te tom
>
Tom,

Our Toshiba has always had a noisy fan but recently it started spinning
up up very often. The cause was blocked vents.
It sounds like the fan is on its was out and in need of replacement.

Philip

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My Acer Aspire had a similar problem and it was due to blocked vents. Once I opened it up, the fan itself was fine. From what I could see, the vents were clean as well. It was when I took the copper vent out and poked a Q-tip through that a chunk of built-up dust came out.

Regards,

KevinT