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On 12/02/2015 10:07, Martin Brown wrote:
On 12/02/2015 09:37, fred wrote:

Any cures for a noisy CPU fan, apart from a replacement ?


If a quick clean a drop of WD40 doesn't fix it then replace ASAP.

Bearings are probably about to fail and a CPU with a stalled fan doesn't
last very long before it overheats. The chip dissipation has a power
density that is roughly the same as the tip of a soldering iron.

BTW, WD40 is a solvent, *not* a really lubricant. It'll wash away
lubricants.


We've had this argument before. For the true story, simply Google
"WD40".
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Ian