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noisy laptop

  • 23-02-2011 9:56pm
    #1
    snowdaze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    my daughters laptop has become very noisy - it is only 2 years old and little used - could it be the fan? why would it be noisy? It is very noisy - like a ticking noise

    thanks


Comments

  • #2
    GodlikeRed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭GodlikeRed


    yes it is most likely the fan has become stuck.


  • #3
    danjo-xx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    Get a tin of compressed air and blow it out, you might get lucky.:)


  • #4
    snowdaze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭snowdaze


    how do I do this, do I open up the back of the laptop???


  • #5
    wexfordian01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭wexfordian01


    it could be a wire hitting the fan. My computer had a wire hitting the fan and the noise would come on and off all the time. I opened the computer up and moved teh wire off the fan fixed the problem. To get to the fan open the laptop up adn if teh fan is dirty clean it also look for anything that might be blocking it.


  • #6
    snowdaze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭snowdaze


    thanks, I will give that a go!


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  • #7
    danjo-xx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    how to clean a laptop fan.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMu4RF9sk4Q


  • #8
    gnolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭gnolan


    danjo-xx wrote: »
    how to clean a laptop fan.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMu4RF9sk4Q

    Don't know about that video. He seems to have it all pre-disassembled (unscrewed and the likes).

    OP, you're going to want to get yourself an ESD wrist strap if you're going to go poking about inside the laptop. They're not expensive. Take a look on dealextreme.


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