Fan not working properly

pleiades1182 · 11-20-2008, 09:46 AM

I have a 2 year old hp pavilion dv2000. Recently, it started making really loud whirring noises, which i thought were because of the fan being clogged up. It was out of warranty so I opened it up and cleaned it. I thought that would solve my problem but it started making those noises again recently. I tried sticking a paperclip in the fan to make it stop, to make sure that the sound was coming from the fan, and it did stop. I think it's a bearing in the fan that's failing. What should I do at this point? I don't want to replace the computer. Is it possible to replace the fan at a reasonable cost?
Thanks.

**TriggerFinger** · 11-20-2008, 11:53 AM

Yes it can be replaced... check here for pricing:

http://www.google.com/products?q=hp+...i&lnk=showgrid

still_learning · 11-22-2008, 08:44 PM

Hi. I have same problem with my presario and bought a new fan from ebay. Just make sure you get the right part for your laptop model.

11-20-2008, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
pleiades1182 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Fan not working properly I have a 2 year old hp pavilion dv2000. Recently, it started making really loud whirring noises, which i thought were because of the fan being clogged up. It was out of warranty so I opened it up and cleaned it. I thought that would solve my problem but it started making those noises again recently. I tried sticking a paperclip in the fan to make it stop, to make sure that the sound was coming from the fan, and it did stop. I think it's a bearing in the fan that's failing. What should I do at this point? I don't want to replace the computer. Is it possible to replace the fan at a reasonable cost? Thanks.

11-20-2008, 11:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,791 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Fan not working properly Yes it can be replaced... check here for pricing: http://www.google.com/products?q=hp+...i&lnk=showgrid __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

11-22-2008, 08:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
still_learning Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6 OS: xp-sp3	Re: Fan not working properly Hi. I have same problem with my presario and bought a new fan from ebay. Just make sure you get the right part for your laptop model.