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    Fan is stuck

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by flalex, Jan 24, 2012.

  1. flalex

    flalex Notebook Enthusiast

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    This happened while i was on skype and league of legends , first their started being a static noise in my mic and it became more and more intense , then i checked my cpu usage and it was at 98% , then the game got mad laggy and my pc just closed , when i reopened it i noticed the fan made a small ticking noise and went back and fourth , also the temps were at 95-97 how can i unstick it ? :O
     
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    This happened to my hp once. It was dust clogging the fan. I used a vacuum and a fine pin to move the fan. Try moving the fan with a pin or something, and use a vacuum to see if it is blocked by dusk or to try and get it moving again using the air flow from it.
     
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    flalex Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yesthurday i let it cool down for about an hour and it started fine but it just happened again the fan is just going back and fourth
     
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    faulty fan unit.
     
    nuaron, Jan 25, 2012
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    Called tech support they want to replace the mother board , yay losing it for 10 buisness days! -.-

    is there anything i can do to make the fan go again? its just making like a small buzz noise every 2 seconds and going back and fourth. ive tried plugging the vacuum but nothing happens
     
    flalex, Jan 25, 2012
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