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Story: Fix noisy computer fans with a drop of oil

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Posted by: Anonymous (Sunday 19 February 2006, 5:17 PM)

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Article was right on !!!
Dell Dimension 2400, just under 2 years old.

I could not isolate the noise. I first cleaned out the dust and then oiled the main cooling fan as indicated. This did not solve the problem. I then noticed that front opening where the hard drive is stored was clogged with dust. Cleaned that out.

Also at that time i thought the fan on the PNY GeForce Fx5200 graphics card could be making the noise. I removed the card, then its independent fan, and oiled it. Sure enough my computer was barely making any noise at all.

THANKS !!!
David C

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