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LiberalEsto

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25. Not yet, but thanks for asking

Reply to Pharaoh (Reply #24)

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 08:28 PM

Mar 2013

I've got a lot going on at home - daughter moving to West Coast in a couple of days, husband with a kidney stone, me turning 61 in a few days

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Noisy pc fan - any ideas? [View all] LiberalEsto Feb 2013 OP

you have built up dust on your fan Pharaoh Feb 2013 #1

Thanks, Pharaoh, I actually did that LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #6

The first thing that comes to my mind is that the fan bearings are going dry. RC Feb 2013 #2

or you could buy a new one Mnpaul Feb 2013 #4

I think it's the fan that's concealed inside a metal box LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #7

"I think it's the fan that's concealed inside a metal box" Denzil_DC Feb 2013 #14

If it is the power supply I would replace it immediately Mnpaul Feb 2013 #15

Canned air does a good job of blowing the dust off. RC Feb 2013 #17

Turn up the music. Scuba Feb 2013 #3

Fans are cheap. Most replacement fans are around $5. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #5

I'm not sure I'd know how to install a fan LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #9

It is really easy. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #12

yes try the compressed air Pharaoh Feb 2013 #20

That's my suggestion. Replace the fan. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #26

Don't leave it running when you are not at home. PADemD Feb 2013 #8

Thanks for the warning! nt LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #10

You're welcome! PADemD Feb 2013 #11

The only time I turn my computers off is when I will be gone for a few days or longer. RC Feb 2013 #18

Recent pcs (5years) go to low power mode and turn almost everything off all on their own. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #13

This happened more than 5 years ago. PADemD Feb 2013 #16

HP RILib Feb 2013 #19

Replace your power supply TroglodyteScholar Feb 2013 #21

this ^^^^^ Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #22

The fan has a bad bearing RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #23

any luck resolvong it yet LiberalEsto? Pharaoh Mar 2013 #24

Not yet, but thanks for asking LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #25

Since removing dust was only a temporary fix, Warpy Mar 2013 #27

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