IBM ThinkPad R51 1830 (1830AHU) PC Notebook "heat fan" Questions

fan and heat sink assembly are cloggedwith dust. Check the CPU fan to see if it spins freely, if not replace the fan. If the fan and heat sink is clogged withdust the remove the dust and make sure the

...heat from the air out of the laptop, then the system is over heating. You can run fan diagnostics as follows: 1. Turn on the computer and check the air turbulence at the louver near the PC Card ...

...fan and heat sink assembly are clogged with dust. Check the CPU fan to see if it spins freely, if not replace the fan. If the fan and heat sink is clogged with dust the remove the dust and make ...

...needs to be replaced. Check the fan. it maybe faulty and if it does not spin freely, then replace the faulty fan. While you are fixing the fan, remove and vacuum the dust off the heat-sink

...fan module from ebay and installed it. Ploblem still exists. did you use heat sink silicon, and make sure the bios settings are set to control the fan speed. you may want to get another spu and try ...

...fan and heat sink assembly are clogged with dust. Check the CPU fan to see if it spins freely, if not replace the fan. If the fan and heat sink is clogged with dust the remove the dust and make ...

fan an the heat sink attached the laptop has to be disassembled. 3. If you are not familiar with the dis-assembly procedures for laptops I wouldn't chance it. 4. contact a tech in your area to see

...heat wants to rise). When doing processor or graphics intensive tasks (such as editing/encoding a video or watching a move in High Definition), the fan has to work near its maximum to keep the ...

Heat can cause more damage. And if it not the fan, it may be the hard drive that is failing. If I could be of further assistance, let me know. If this helps or solves the issue, please rate it. Thanks

...fan noise. Your laptop will produce heat depending on the load of the laptop's processor. So if you are multitasking on your laptop, expect the fan to spin faster because it will try to eliminate the ...