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Edited by
Amberdee29045
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Mon 03/23/09 07:50 AM
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Ok, here's the deal. I bought a refurbished laptop that originally had Windows 98 as the OS......Windows XP was loaded onto it when I bought it. I'm guessing the laptop itself is 10-11 years old....it runs great, after my computer geek of a brother changed some of the settings for me.
My only complaint is that, when the fan to cool it kicks on, IT'S REALLY LOUD......anything I can do to quiet this downn some? I've noticed that I can actually hear the fan running from another room....apart from buying a laptop cooling station? (I don't have the funds for that right now.) |
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Edited by
Damned
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Mon 03/23/09 08:12 AM
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any time your fan gets loud, it means your cooling fins are clogged up or blocked and the fan has no air flow. You need to have a professional open up the laptop and clean out the blockage, If you do not, eventually you will fry your processor, fan, or mother board. all of which are expensive. I wouldn't try this yourself unless you can find the "how to" instructions from the manufacturer of your computer. Compaq presario's have this problem all the time. I just replace a motherboard last weekend for someone who was having the same issues, so take care of it. Josh p.s. Installing winxp would not cause your fan to be louder
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Could be dirty, or the fan just needs to be replaced. Those little DC fans commonly go bad and make a lot of noise. I would have your brother try and find another similar broken laptop that you can take a fan out of.
Good luck |
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any time your fan gets loud, it means your cooling fins are clogged up or blocked and the fan has no air flow. You need to have a professional open up the laptop and clean out the blockage, If you do not, eventually you will fry your processor, fan, or mother board. all of which are expensive. I wouldn't try this yourself unless you can find the "how to" instructions from the manufacturer of your computer. Compaq presario's have this problem all the time. I just replace a motherboard last weekend for someone who was having the same issues, so take care of it. Josh p.s. Installing winxp would not cause your fan to be louder hmmmmmm ok.....thanks!!!! kind of figured that installation of winxp didn't cause this, as it's only started within the last week |
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