Weird fan on SD-MW1

Whenever I start up my laptop or when the fans start-up it has a very distinct and loud sound that almost sounds like it's hitting something inside. I opened up the laptop and inspected the insides of the fan (by the way it's the GPU fan) and unfortunately found nothing. The weird thing is, when I squeeze the portion of my laptop with the GPU in it- the loud noise goes away. Anyone ever experience this problem on their laptops?

If it helps at all I'll give the system specs:
SABIO DIGITAL, SD-MW1 PM Notebook Barebone, 915PM, 15" SXGA TFT LCD, nVidia GeForce™ Go 6600 128MB Graphics
INTEL, Pentium® M Processor 760 2.00GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, 90nm, Retail
DDR2-533, 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC2-4200 DDR2 533MHz SDRAM SODIMM, Non-ECC
HITACHI, 60.0GB Travelstar E7K100, 7200-RPM, 8MB cache, 9.5mm, EIDE
SABIO DIGITAL, SD-MW1 DVD±RW (4/2.4/16/10/8/24x) Optical Disk Drive
INTEL, PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection, IEEE 802.11a/b/g, 11/54Mbps, MiniPCI, Internal
NONE, No Bluetooth Module (Choose)
SABIO DIGITAL, SD-MW1 PM AC Adapter, 18.5V DC, 4.95A, 90W, 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz Universal (Included)
SABIO DIGITAL, Upgrade to 9-Cell Lithium Ion Battery Pack, 2400mAh
MICROSOFT, Windows XP Home Edition
SABIO DIGITAL, 1 Year Limited Warranty

Any help would be greatly be appreciated.

 

there is a post on powernotebooks.com (search for model 3:11) where it's said, that older models had problem with fan-blades hitting case.

 

also you may check your bios version - older bioses than Q3B61 had problem with spinning fan too fast.

 

What can I do to remedy the problem if the fan IS hitting the case. Any way I can fix it myself? or will I have to send it in. If that's the case- I really don't have a clue as to how to do that. I'm guessing RMA.

 

First check your BIOS version. Then check all posts on powernotebooks.com forums which touches PowerPro 3:11, maybe you'll find solution (also send a letter to Sabio - they are quick with answers or, at least, they were when I was asking).

 

How do I find out what the serial number for the laptop is?

 

Restart your computer. When boot screen apears press [f2] to enter bios setup. On the first screen you'll see BIOS version and serial number.

 

Thanks. I e-mailed Sabio Digital Tech Support and they've been wonderful. They're going to send me a replacement fan free of charge for me to install myself. Thanks for all the help!

 

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