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    Alrighty Then!!!!!!! Fixing Up/Patching Time..

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by waterloo, Jan 23, 2006.

  1. waterloo

    waterloo Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah... Time to Fix up my IBM R40...

    1. HOW DO I FIX THE FAN!? It sounds like my vacume cleaner BROOOM BROOOM....?
    2. How should I clean up keyboard, and such?
    3. Any Ideas for killing the dust inside pc?
    4. Any Other Ideas Are Welcomed!

    My Warrenty Died on 06/12/05 or something. I had the 2 year on the battery so does this mean Battery can be replaced? :eek: Used 2 hold 6.1 Hours, Now it will hold 4-5.

    Thanks!
     
    waterloo, Jan 23, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    1, 2, & 3 Can of compressed air.

    Two years on the battery would be unusual.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 24, 2006
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  3. Trippytiger

    Trippytiger Notebook Consultant

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    My suggestion for your first problem is to head over to the thinkpads.com forums and see if the Thinkpad Fan Control utility will work for your laptop.
     
    Trippytiger, Jan 24, 2006
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  4. waterloo

    waterloo Notebook Evangelist

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    Can Air the Fan = STILL NOIIISEEE... The IBM R40 = Thinkpad Fan Scares me...

    IT SAYS BE CAREFUL... BETA Stage Etc... R40 is a possibly not supported.
     
    waterloo, Jan 24, 2006
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    It sounds like the bearing in the fan motor took a crap. The fan should be a single part that can be ordered for a pretty small amount. Probably under 15-20 bucks.
     
    dietcokefiend, Jan 24, 2006
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  6. waterloo

    waterloo Notebook Evangelist

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    how do i acceess the fan??
    I dont want to open it up and start messing around yeah?
     
    waterloo, Jan 27, 2006
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    the fan is accessed by removing the keyboard! 2 or 3 screws on the bottom and you have to slide the keyboard up before prising it up to open it.
     
    muscleflex, Jul 6, 2006
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