Is the fan making a <grrrrrrrnnnn> kind of sound that sometimes goes away and comes back again, or is consistent? This happens when sleeve-bearing fans (very common) "spin-out", meaning the the sleeve that contains the fluid bearing oil wears through and the oil spins-out, leaving no protectiong against friction. This will in short order cause the fan to seize or stop spinning entirely. Madison Chris Aitken wrote:

Ladislav Svatos wrote:

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On December 8, 2003 10:22 pm, Madison Kelly wrote:

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Hi,

May I make a few suggestions? ......... Madison

The most noisiest fan on my computer is the CPU fan. What do you recommend for a CPU fan?

I think that's the culprit on mine as well. I took the drive bay out this morning and it's quieter but not quiet enough. I think the fan is just dying.

Chris

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