Often, the fan is merely out of balance from the fibres, detrius, and other debris that sticks to the fan blades. Clean all parts with a que tip and denatured alcohol. Dry thoroughly. Then clean with small bursts of dust off or other difluroethane gas or similar type cleaner that does not product static electricity. Do NOT use compressed air. Retest.
If the cleaning does not help, replace the fan immediately. They are inexpensive... between $10 and $12 US... You do not want to risk the failure of fan blades shattering or the fan quitting altogether... It could last for years as a noisy fan, or it could blow apart tomorrow and cause damage that will be difficult to fix. Pink screen is usually an inverter failure that is replaceable at low cost... but can be a defective screen. The hinge isn't really a problem, is it? Usually the cracked part is mere plastic. The hinges are steel and do not break. But the screws can pull out and then the entire unit can flop around until something more important breaks off. ________ Everything should be as simple as possible, But no simpler. .. ... .... ..... ...... Albert Einstein On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:31 AM, TK <[email protected]> wrote: > On my 3 1/2 year old T41: I already needed to fix the cracked hinge. Then, > before I got to, the screen started getting pink. Today, the fan has > started to rattle slightly. > > How common is it that a rattling fan turns into a failed fan? What > temperature overage should I watch out for? > > It looks like replacing the fan is not trivial (requires a properly shaped > tool, and thermal grease). > > My T23 died completely (system board failure) one week after the 3-year > warranty ran out, so I feel lucky! > > Thanks for any ideas... > > TK > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
