>>>>> "Bryan" == Bryan Linton <[email protected]> writes:
Bryan> Hello list, I'm trying to find a vendor which sells a reliable Bryan> replacement fan for an IBM/Lenovo T60 laptop, part no. 41V9932. Bryan> (Note that there are two different, incompatible designs for Bryan> the heatsink/fan assembly in the T60). Bryan> The original fan lasted about 5 years before failing entirely. Bryan> The replacement I ordered from a vendor on Amazon lasted about Bryan> 2 years before it stopped reporting the fan speed to the BIOS, Bryan> which caused the laptop to think that the fan had failed and Bryan> would no longer boot. Bryan> I recently ordered another fan from a different vendor which Bryan> works fine so far, but makes a high-pitched grinding noise when Bryan> the laptop is in "performance" mode as opposed to "cool Bryan> running" mode. It will also spin down for a second, then spin Bryan> up to a very high speed before leveling off, only to repeat the Bryan> same about once every second or so. Bryan> Since I keep my laptop in "cool running" mode 99% of the time, Bryan> it's working fine so far, but I obviously have a defective fan. Bryan> Some machine oil might fix it, but it's very tedious Bryan> disassembling a T60 because almost everything must be removed Bryan> before one can access the fan assembly so I'm going to live Bryan> with it for the time being (one must also replace the thermal Bryan> grease on the CPU, which is somewhat laborious). Nevertheless, Bryan> I would like to have a spare on-hand in case it decides to fail Bryan> at an in-opportune time. Bryan> Does anyone know of a vendor that sells a RELIABLE replacement Bryan> fan for a T60? The two fans I bought were obviously not Bryan> genuine IBM manufactured parts, but I really don't care who the Bryan> manufacturer is so long as it's reliable, though it would be Bryan> nice to get an IBM original. I see many vendors online Bryan> offering a "genuine IBM compatible" or somesuch fan, which Bryan> obviously means it's a third-party fan and also makes it Bryan> difficult to find a genuine fan via a search engine. I am interested too. I have a T60p whose fan is getting creaky. I ordered a replacement, but it showed up with not enough heatsink pads on the heatpipe. So, I put a drop of oil on the motor spindle and the problem went away for 6 months. However, it has been acting up again recently, getting all rattlely, and a replacement wouldn't be completely out of order. -- Russell Senior, President [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
