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    Fan Noise - Vaio (PCG 6G2M)

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by david-murphy, Apr 17, 2008.

  1. david-murphy

    david-murphy Newbie

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    Hi,

    my once "just noisy" fan has turned into a full on raging noisy beast. It kicks in constantly, even when i sit the laptop on a stand (and blow cool air at it occassionally) and it is driving me mad.

    The bad news is that i have just had the machine cleaned serviced a month ago and they said all looked fine - i had asked them to look at the fan/area.

    Any thoughts, advice or comments on this really appreciated. Is it normal?

    thanks
    dave
     
    david-murphy, Apr 17, 2008
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    sartre Notebook Enthusiast

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    My SZ fan got so loud it was like a jet engine. I read a post on here that said to apply some WD40 to it and I tried that and it worked perfectly. I was really surprised the difference was amazing... it was like it was brand new again.
     
    sartre, Apr 18, 2008
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    thanks. Would never have thought of that!! Will give it a try - i have nothing to lose as at this rate the laptop has to go - driving me nuts!
     
    david-murphy, Apr 18, 2008
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    avicenne13 Notebook Geek

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    where did you apply the wd-40
     
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    good question - yes, before i go spraying away.... :)
     
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    i suppose it'd be the rotating parts (ie micro bearings of the fan)
     
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    i know i am out my depth when i see "micro bearings" .. :)
     
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    Well it's kind of hard to see. On mine I removed the bottom panel and if you look inside at the right angle you'll see what looks like a small green printed circuit board directly above where axle would be. You have to apply it right underneath that. It's a really small space and on mine I got it on top too which is probably unavoidable but it works well and I haven't had a problem since. Granted this is on an SZ so yours might be in a different spot.
     
    sartre, Apr 18, 2008
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