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    Constant loud laptop fan

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dubzie, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. dubzie

    dubzie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    The fan on my laptop is now basically constantly loud, it starts off loud and gets louder and once it does get to it's loudest, there is no way to stop it unless you tap it with force above the fan area. I opened it up and cleaned it all and still no difference. It makes a grinding sound that it hasn't made before, not the normal laptop fan noise. It is SO annoying. The fan comes on loud even when I am not using the laptop, say if it just on the internet, using a small amount of CPU no other tasks, the fan still comes on LOUD, with a sort of grinding sound. I don't know what to do, please could someone help? Any ideas what is causing this loud fan sound?
     
    dubzie, Sep 10, 2009
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Download HWMonitor and report your CPU and GPU temps.
     
    namaiki, Sep 11, 2009
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  3. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    what power profile are you in? performance, or balanced?
     
    davepermen, Sep 11, 2009
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    iGrim Notebook Evangelist

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    uuu just buy a new fan...obvioiusly the fan is broken....
     
    iGrim, Sep 11, 2009
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    crpngdth2001 Notebook Consultant

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    The bearing(s) are going bad in the fan assembly. It's time to replace it before it dies completely...
     
    crpngdth2001, Sep 11, 2009
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