Is this a bad sign?

davie23223 · 08-21-2007, 08:36 PM

Suddenly today i hear a small grinding sound with little dust balls(i think) shooting out of my exhaust fan. Is this bad? It happens every 5-10min atm.

ThatGuy16 · 08-21-2007, 08:47 PM

It going to blow, run!

j/k, get a can of compressed air and try blowing it out. That should help if not fix it, sounds like its just full of dust. Just hope it hasn't hurt the fan.

systek · 08-21-2007, 09:00 PM

even if the fan is "hurt" it is easily and cheaply replaceable.

**The_Other_One** · 08-21-2007, 10:34 PM

I'd try to confirm it's the fan. I'm sure it's all that could spit out the dust balls, but just be sure the hard drive wasn't making any noises around the same time... As long as you're sure it's only the fan, clean out the case and maybe replace the fan if it seems to be going slower. You can get decent fans; about any size, for well under $20.

davie23223 · 08-24-2007, 07:15 PM

I haven't heard the sound again in awhile, and now i'm starting to hear it again. I really don't want to void the warranty by opening/replacing stuff etc. Is there another way?

jmedina · 08-24-2007, 07:26 PM

Not Really. Bring it to a repair shop if you do not want to void your warranty.

luckyedboy66 · 08-25-2007, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmedina

Not Really. Bring it to a repair shop if you do not want to void your warranty.

how old is you laptop/how long is your warranty? if its making bad noises, i would try to take advantage of the warranty first!!

**oscaryu1** · 08-25-2007, 06:54 PM

Good Point. The can of compressed air would not help though, your blowing it back in...

08-21-2007, 08:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
davie23223 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 376	Is this a bad sign? Suddenly today i hear a small grinding sound with little dust balls(i think) shooting out of my exhaust fan. Is this bad? It happens every 5-10min atm. __________________ ----------Desktop--------\|--------Gaming Desktop----------\|----------Laptop---------- AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.4GHz \| AMD Athlon 64 3800+ \| Toshiba Intel Centrino Duo T2050 1.6GHz 768mb SDram (PC-133) \| 1GB DDR (PC2100) \| 1GB DDR2 (PC2-4300) 40GB 7200RPM HD \| 80GB 7200RPM HD \| 100GB 5400RPM HD ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 128mb \| nVidia XFX 7200 GS 512mb \| Intel GMA 950 128MB (Shared)

08-21-2007, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 18 Posts: 5,795	It going to blow, run! j/k, get a can of compressed air and try blowing it out. That should help if not fix it, sounds like its just full of dust. Just hope it hasn't hurt the fan. __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20974

08-21-2007, 10:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,430	I'd try to confirm it's the fan. I'm sure it's all that could spit out the dust balls, but just be sure the hard drive wasn't making any noises around the same time... As long as you're sure it's only the fan, clean out the case and maybe replace the fan if it seems to be going slower. You can get decent fans; about any size, for well under $20. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

08-24-2007, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
davie23223 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 376	I haven't heard the sound again in awhile, and now i'm starting to hear it again. I really don't want to void the warranty by opening/replacing stuff etc. Is there another way? __________________ ----------Desktop--------\|--------Gaming Desktop----------\|----------Laptop---------- AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.4GHz \| AMD Athlon 64 3800+ \| Toshiba Intel Centrino Duo T2050 1.6GHz 768mb SDram (PC-133) \| 1GB DDR (PC2100) \| 1GB DDR2 (PC2-4300) 40GB 7200RPM HD \| 80GB 7200RPM HD \| 100GB 5400RPM HD ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 128mb \| nVidia XFX 7200 GS 512mb \| Intel GMA 950 128MB (Shared)

08-24-2007, 07:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
jmedina Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 405	Not Really. Bring it to a repair shop if you do not want to void your warranty. __________________ HP dc5700 Desktop 512 MB 70 GB HD Windows XP Professional Ibook G3 800 MHZ 256 MB 30 GB Hard Drive

08-21-2007, 09:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
systek banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: H-town as in Houston, TX, USofA Posts: 184	even if the fan is "hurt" it is easily and cheaply replaceable.

08-25-2007, 06:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
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