IBM ThinkCentre M51 PC Desktop "bearing noise fans" Questions

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...noise. personally I think it unwise to add lubricant to a ball bearing track such as that on a cpu fan as lubricants vary in viscosity and suitability for use and I wouldn't know which one to buy. If ...

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...noise. Even if the fans look the same, the bearings, the default RPM, and the shape of the blades (just to name a few) can all affect the sound level of a fan.I highly recommend fans from a company ...

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fan makes noise The fan may be dirty or a bearing may be loose. Try using canned air to clean it.

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...Noise still persists. What is cause and what can I do to correct it? you have a ball bearing fan, after awhile, the fans ball bearing move around, thats were you are hearing the whining noises. All ...

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...be a bad fan or CD/DVD drive that needs to be replaced. Grinding noises can also be caused by fan bearings going out. You would need to find out which fan it is, and replace that

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...bearing. Remove the case side cover and listen with a stethoscope or a similar device to the case of the hard drive while it is running. Listen to each fan in the machine also. If the hard drive is ...

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...4 years it is probably the Power Supply. That drive thats making the noise sounds like the motor bearings maybe starting to go bad, replace the drive and see if it goes away. If not then take out ...

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noise continues the bearings in the fan are failing and a replacement will be required. Sometimes it is a bad fan, on the CPU, or video card , dust is one of our more fatal friends on this, so, try to

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loud fan noise maybe bearings..only 5 months old new usually loud fan noise in computers means that the fan you have got is too fast for you computer or too slow for your computer. go back to the ...

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...an air hose it is very thorough but dusty or you can clean it with a brush as long as you can reach it but its the dust that normally causes it to over heat and make noise besides a worn bearing ...

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