Very loud ASUS fan thing.

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andrewanimation

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Hello,

My computer has been louder than usual recently, and I thought it was a hard drive because it sounds like the chirping of a hard drive when it's very busy, but when I went to get the hard drive's serial number, I found that the noise was clearly coming from somewhere else. From this ASUS thing:

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/AndrewAnimation/fan.jpg

I'm not sure what it is. Can I get any recommendations for how to quiet the fan a bit? I proved the noise is coming from there because sticking a soft eraser into the left fan causes the noise to stop for a bit. It's very very loud. It's mostly continuous, but it fluctuates sometimes. When it calms down for a second, it's like ahh..relief. Then starts up again. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Thank you
 
thats your video card.i would just take it out, maybe clean the fans a bit..use some compressed air you can buy at compusa,staples.. ...check it out a bit make sure everything is tight when you have it off..
 
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i'd like to avoid taking it out, but maybe only because i'm scared of the inside of the computer. i can get a can of air and blow it while it's inside, right?
thanks
 
See this screw :

fan2-1.jpg


Unscrew that, pull lightly and your card is out.
 
what card is it? cos pci-e usually have a little catch on the end of the slot right? you will have to make sure that the catch isnt holding to in
 
does anyone know what the card actually is? i want to look at other photos of it lol.

can anyone tell just from the look of it?
 
probably is just the fan rattling against something.
or a screw is a little loose and it's vibrating against something

like zero cool said
take it out clean it and check the screws
 
I just got a can of compressed air but I read up on it first, to make sure it's safe to use, and it sounds pretty scary, such as one site saying that spraying it into a computer fan can cause damage or 'back voltage.'

What's the proper way to clean the fan with compressed air?

And if I get a can of WD40 oil, how do I use that on it, exactly?

Again, here's the photo of my graphics card:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/AndrewAnimation/fan.jpg

Thanks
 
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as long as you don't spray it from to close (very cold) nothing scary will happen. Just put the tip of it into the heatsink and clean it up. The oil probably wouldnt work. My best guess still is a loose screw
 
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