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    SZ120P fan noise

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by turbochris, Apr 15, 2007.

  1. turbochris

    turbochris Notebook Guru

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    The fan on my trusty SZ120P is getting noisy. It has a slight bearing rumble when it's at speed and when it shuts off it makes a little rattle as it spools down right before it stops which is kind of annoying. Has anyone else had problems with the fan and what were the solutions?

    I'm in warranty for about 2 more months but I know they're going to want me to send it in for this and I don't want to be without it for any length of time. I searched the web for a disassembly guide but I came up dry. Maybe all the bearings need is a little oil or a good cleaning. I removed the keyboard and the cover over the cpu and cleaned it out the best I could but it didn't help.

    On another note- the only other problems I've had with this notebook were the battery not being recognized, Sony wanted me to send the whole thing in but after a little pressure they sent a new battery and all is good. I formatted the hard drive as soon as I bought it and set it up with help from all the crazy people in this forum.
     
    turbochris, Apr 15, 2007
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