Hardware Laptop Fan

[Prior22]

My laptop fan has been making sporadic rather loud grinding sounds as of late. So I decided to open it up and spray some compressed near the fan. This didn't help that much.

The odd thing though is that I decided to also install a CPU temperature monitoring program. When the grinding sound begins the temperature remains at around 55 degrees. So overheating isn't the issue. What other problems could be plaguing the fan?

 

[FAST6191]

Dodgy bearings are the main culprit here. Most opt to replace the fan in these situations but if you do fancy pulling it apart then you can try to get some more grease in there.

 

[p1ngpong]

Fans wear out, they can also become unbalanced through muck. These things can cause fans to make loud noises as they spin. Double check that your fan is completely clear if not you may have to replace it. In general laptop fans are usually easy to replace and are inexpensive. Search ebay to see if you can find a compatible fan it will probably be your best bet to fix the problem.

 

[Prior22]

Fans wear out, they can also become unbalanced through muck. These things can cause fans to make loud noises as they spin. Double check that your fan is completely clear if not you may have to replace it. In general laptop fans are usually easy to replace and are inexpensive. Search ebay to see if you can find a compatible fan it will probably be your best bet to fix the problem.

Would you recommend getting the fan and heat sink, or just the fan?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Would you recommend getting the fan and heat sink, or just the fan?

A heatsink doesn't really wear out and it might be hard to find a replacement for one as they tend to be custom parts. Give it a good clean and maybe apply new thermal paste and it should be good as new.

 

[Essometer]

Would you recommend getting the fan and heat sink, or just the fan?

Had the same problem with my Lapton, just replace the fan. Heat sinks doesnt wear of