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ok i think my fan is fuct on my lappy... ok u no how i had fps probs... well other day i found out i cud adjust my fan speed. i dropped it from 5(performance) to 3.. 1 is quiet...when i dropped it to 3 it fixed the prob but now it being gay again ...
i cant open my lappy as it a sony and a cunnt,, but i can get inside by lifting up the keyboard and i can sorta see the fan.. i tried a vacum but didnt work.. im gonna get some of the compressed air aerosol from maplin and blast inside of lappy try to dislodge and dirt and grime..
also i was wondering can i use like wd40 on the fan so that i lubes it up a bit... or will that f**k my pc if i do that...
anyone else have any ideas on what prob cud be if not fan or any ideas on cleaning fan if i cant get to it propperly
thanks
dp
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Damn i was expecting a post about people who like breasts 
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never tried wd40 b4 - id say yeah, just be careful and use the straw thing to make sure you only get it on the fan and youll b fine...
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I'm not sure but if you're going to try and lube the fan with anything I would have thought switch lubricant would be better than wd40, or maybe silicone lube as it's non greasy.
edit: switch lube because it's designed to clean and increase conduction on metal contacts.
Edited by greg on 17 July 2006 at 9:22am
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you might need to replace the fan if it's totally f**ked: that happened to me on my old gfx card...
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thats the other thing, once a fan is fcked, they dont tend to be repairable. you might get it spinning again well but chances are it will be like having a tumble drier on your desk!
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DONT use WD40 m8 as it attracts dust and you end up with a gooey mess , for years i used it on motorbike cables, chains , links etc but a mechanic told me its one of the worst lubes to use . Only thing id say is if posible strip it down and clean it by hand . If not poss then your f**ked .
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use electrical switch cleaner pop down to your local maplins and get a can
best thing to do is strip the laptop down take the fan out and then clean it or replace
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agree with wom about wd40, used it on my mountain bike, gears and that just get dust stuck toi them and require cleaning more,
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