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    G71GX RX-05 Fan Problem

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by hong314, Nov 16, 2009.

  1. hong314

    hong314 Notebook Guru

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    Yesterday I took out my fan to clean all the dust from the air vent. I unscrewed the 2 screws holding the fan in place and blew out the dust clogging the vent. all was fine until today where my fan randomly goes crazy and starts vibrating the frame of my compute like hell. Oddly enough, If i lightly hit the lower right corner of my laptop, it stops. It also stops momentarily when I'm flipping my laptop as well so I think the fan may be touching something but I don't know what. Is there some way to fix this?
     
    hong314, Nov 16, 2009
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    This also happened to me on my G71, but without taking the 2 screws out. I'd suggest contacting Asus and have them send you a fan replacement for your notebook.
     
    David, Nov 16, 2009
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    hong314 Notebook Guru

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    How would I install that fan though?
     
    hong314, Nov 16, 2009
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    Solid71 Notebook Consultant

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    Didn't you just say that you took the fan screws loose?
     
    Solid71, Nov 18, 2009
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