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Story: Fix noisy computer fans with a drop of oil
Posted by: Temo (Saturday 11 March 2006, 9:38 AM)
The article was very helpful indeed. I've been having problems with my MB fan. I've got ABIT IC7-G and its fan (on the north bridge) has become very noise recently (80% of the time PC was on). Also its rpm fall (during those noisy times) from 2270 down to 270. So I figured I needed to oil it. But upon peeling the sticker back I discovered there was no plug to remove (I couldn't access the lubrication well). So I used the syringe instead (yeah). Well, I must have injected more than just one drop of oil - it solved the noise and rotation rate problem, but left me with yet another one on my hands: when I start the PC this fan just refuses to rotate (resulting in 10 or so phrenetic restarts, finger intervention, etc.) So I have to keep the case open at all times (a real drag).
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Story: Fix noisy computer fans with a drop of oil
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Read this with interest as I cured a noisy fan a f... Stuart Isenberg
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dear sir.
my graphics card is a "msi geforce ti 42... neil a davy
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Great article.
This was exactly what I needed. My... Daniel
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An excellent article, but for one small omission.... Chris Merrick
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You can easilly fix a noisy fan temporaly by pulli... Adam
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This was great!!! I was pulling my hair out for da... Anonymous
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I am so glad I found this article while I was shop... Tom
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Thanks for the tip. Had a fan slowing down and sto... Anonymous
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I was looking through cooling fan adverts to repla... David Stansfield
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Thank you! You don't know how many people I have... Anonymous
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I did as the article stated,but my computer is sti... Anonymous
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BRILLIANT! My computer was as loud as a lawn mowe... Dan Lakatos
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Thanks a lot! I did according to the suggestion, i... Michael Gong
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Really great description and pictures Anonymous
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this is tells how to fix the problem it is a fan b... Anonymous
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Great article! Sure saved me a few dollars and has... Daniel L. Peart
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That worked awesome!!! Thanks so much for the advi... Krista Cook
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Article was right on !!!
Dell Dimension 2400, just... Anonymous
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The article was very helpful indeed. I've been hav... Temo -
FANTASTIC TIP!!!! my computer sounds like its a ne... Garry Phillips
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PS I used sewing machine oil! Garry Phillips
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This was awesome!!! Even a "non-tech" person, suc... Sheila L.
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Very Professional eddcase
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oiled fan jason_m
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GREAT ARTICLE!!! It worked for me :) kais
