On Dec 5, 2009, at 10:02 AM, owen wrote:

> Well, last week I found one - so I opened it up again this morning and
> pulled the old fan. Comparing the two fans, the old one spins freely,
> but the "new" one spins freely for at least twice as many revs. So I
> peeled back the sticker, added a drop of 3-in-one oil, and installed
> it.
>
> As soon as I booted it, the fan started running. So I guess it turns
> out to be continuous duty rather than thermostatically controlled.
>
> Thanks!
> Owen

I had this problem with a fan mat for my laptop. Peeled back the  
stickers on the fans, added some machine oil, and they ran a LOT better.

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