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    acer 5672 laptop fan

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by yaoherm50, Aug 8, 2007.

  1. yaoherm50

    yaoherm50 Newbie

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    Hi,

    I've been getting this weird, on and off, random, buzzing/almost scraping noise from the fan of my Acer 5672 laptop. It spins really loudly, I'm assuming the ball bearings are going bad or something's wrong. Is there any store or place I can check to buy a replacement? I know it's a Sunon brand fan/heatsink, but I've been searching around endlessly for a place to buy a replacement.

    THanks in advance.
     
    yaoherm50, Aug 8, 2007
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  2. Hairy_Lee

    Hairy_Lee Notebook Consultant

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    i've seen this a lot, it sounds like the metal side of the fan housing has somehow been distorted and the fan blades are rubbing up against it. I, personally would take the metal side off the fan housing and inspect it for any rubbing marks from the fan blades, then i would try to slightly bend the metal so that the blades dont touch it.
     
    Hairy_Lee, Aug 9, 2007
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