Replacing the fan in a M2400E

The fan in my Asus M2400E notebook has started to make weird noises when I boot the computer. After a minute or so, it starts to sound normal again. This worries me; I don't want the CPU to overheat. Does this problem sound familiar to anyone? Could it be as simple as trying to clean the fan, or do I need to get a replacement? Do I need to worry about the CPU overheating?

To me, it looks like it would be easy to replace the fan, but the problem is that I have no idea what fan to get. Asus' support pages aren't very informative, and the manual doesn't even mention what kind of fan it is. How would I find out what kind of replacement fan I should get? Could I perform the upgrade myself, or do I need someone else to do it for me? The machine is not on warranty.

Thanks for any input!

 

Yes, I'd be worried about a pentium 4-mobile overheating too... asus' centrino systems will shut down if they get too hot.. so you can't cook the cpu... I would watch it and just keep an eye and an ear on it.

J

Thanks,
Justin
PROPortable
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Thanks. I do worry about it, and am thinking of simply replacing the fan before it dies on me and fries the processor. As I stated in my original post, I don't know what part I need to get, from whom (are they standard or does Asus use proprietary fans?), if I can install it myself, etc, etc. If you can shed any light on this, I would appreciate it.

 

you know what... i've got an order book for parts right here... you're looking at like $20 for the fan. Any other parts you'll looking for?

Just so you know... if you ever felt like doing it... you can swap the motherboard and make that a centrino system......



Thanks,
Justin
PROPortable
www.proportable.com
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Thanks. I'm not really all that interested in swapping my motherboard for a Centrino one -- I'm quite satisfied with my CPU, and I don't need the wireless stuff (I have a PC Card that I'm happy with).

I am, of course, interested in a new fan. I spoke to the people where I bought the computer, and they didn't seem to think that it was good idea to try to replace the part myself. It looks pretty easy to do, but looks can be deceiving, I suppose.

So who would sell me the part, if I can do it myself? Justin, would your company, PROPortable? What would you charge for S&H to Sweden? You wouldn't happen to have a partner company in my part of the world, would you?

 

Oh, just so you know, you can actually add an intel pro/2200 to your notebook..... you just might not know it. In your notebook, the model card is filling the minipci slot. If you don't use your modem, you can retrofit your notebook and put internal antenna's behind your monitor. I've persoanlly done a few of these to M2A and M2E's in the past year. You'll get better reception, battery life, and you can get rid of that silly pcmcia card.

J

Thanks,
Justin
PROPortable
www.proportable.com
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