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Old 01-19-2007, 08:52 PM
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Re: Noisy fan-bit stops when tilted

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Barry Watzman wrote:
> Bad bearings; get a used replacement fan on E-Bay.
>
>
> fornewsgroups@shaw.ca wrote:
> > x-no-archive:
> > Well I have a noisy fan now (I have a Presario R3360US). Driving me
> > crazy so I tried opening it up to clean It out and even added a little
> > oil. It's worse.
> > The funny thing is, if I tip my laptop to approx 40 degrees, the noise
> > stops (but I can still hear the fan working).
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > I'm not nuts about spending over $100 for a new fan.
> > http://h20141.www2.hp.com/hpparts/Se...2P6AQ7BSJU3R21
> >


Thanks.
You mean like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...1316&rd=1&rd=1

How hard is it to "install" such a thing (as you can see it's much more
than just a fan)?

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Old 01-19-2007, 08:52 PM