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    Fan spin up and spin down noise

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by csadowski, Jan 5, 2008.

  1. csadowski

    csadowski Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I own a thinkpad x61s. I've noticed that most times when the fan starts or stops, there is a noise with this action (almost like a gentle grinding sound). On spin up there is a sound, and on spin down there is a sound. There is no noise like this when the fan is running though. I was wondering, does anyone else experience this? What should I do?
     
    csadowski, Jan 5, 2008
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  2. alacrityathome

    alacrityathome Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds like the fan blade is touching some part of the fan frame.

    Not sure if you can take a close look at the fan and either see if it does indeed touch OR perhaps clean out the fan....which you should do at intervals anyway to reduce the heat.
     
    alacrityathome, Jan 5, 2008
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    Also, I noticed this doesn't happen when I hold the thinkpad at different angles, it usually happens when the thinkpad is sitting normally.
     
    csadowski, Jan 5, 2008
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    ::bump::

    Is this something worth calling lenovo over? I don't mind the noise if there is no actual problem with the hardware.
     
    csadowski, Jan 6, 2008
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    If your system is not even and is sitting several centimeters off the table, then it is a manufacturer defect and Lenovo is responsible.
     
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    I just sent the laptop in, received it back, and it seems like no changes were made, as i still keep getting the noise. It seems like they opened it up and didn't notice anything wrong. Should I do anything about this?
     
    csadowski, Jan 10, 2008
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