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    Asus G51J (G60Jx MB) Fan Repair/Replacement

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Musafir_86, Aug 9, 2013.

  1. Musafir_86

    Musafir_86 Newbie

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    Hello & good day,

    -I have a G51J (with MB ver. G60Jx; but inputting serial number on Asus Support website redirects to G51Jx) with a fan that just stopped yesterday. Well, it's actually my friend's laptop that has been sent to me for repair.

    -The fan will spins slowly for 1 or 2 second at low speed and then stops for a while, and then spins again for another 1-2 seconds. Even if we cranked up either the CPU and GPU (GTS 360M) loads, the fan stays the same until it overheats. Removing PWM and tacho pins/wires (and left just the power) don't help.

    -When I pulled out my (working) fan from my HP 6535b (rewired all the the 4 pins to fit) and connect to the board, the fan spins continuously (at high speed) as expected - proving that it's really the original fan's that really faulty.

    -My question: how do I repair or replace the fan? This fan is attached/built directly to the metal cover that's part of the heatsink (refer attached photos). Replacing the entire heatsink unit is really costly and unnecessary.

    -Any help is really, really appreciated. :notworthy:

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    Musafir_86, Aug 9, 2013
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    It will likely be a custom sized fan so really replacing the entire heatsink assembly is probably your best option.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 12, 2013
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    C4RN1 Notebook Consultant

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    C4RN1, Aug 12, 2013
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    -Thanks, and sorry for the late update. I already ordered Forcecon F8U5 (17 blades) for the replacement & planning to do a modification so it will work. :)

    Regards.
     
    Musafir_86, Sep 15, 2013
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    Post up some picks if you are doing a custom mod, that could be interesting.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 15, 2013
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