Thanks, Stuart, and to everyone who replied. I have the HMM (from Feb 2008, but I assume these instructions don't change), and it looks like something I can do.
Just for interest, I'll also call service to find out what they would charge (I can only imagine). Mike At 11:00 AM 12/11/2011 -0700, Stuart F. Biggar wrote: >Mike, > >I'd download the Hardware Maintenance Manual for you machine >and give it a read. I replaced the fan on a T43p - a bit >involved (and the thermal pad on the old fan was stuck tight >to the GPU) but not too bad with good instructions. Just keep >all the screws arranged and don't force things. Make sure you >clean off the CPU/GPU if it has old thermal grease. The new >fan from Lenovo for the T43p came with new grease already applied >in a dot pattern for the CPU and a new thermal pad for the GPU. > >The old T43p was WAY quieter with the new fan installed - I expect >the bearings in the old one were shot. > >Good luck, > >Stuart > >On Dec 11, 2011, at 9:47 AM, Michael Stack wrote: > >> The fan on my T60 (2007-01U) is making a lot of noise and surely must be >> replaced soon. My question is whether this is something I can (fairly >> easily) do myself, or whether I should send it to Lenovo (my 5-year warranty >> expired four months ago, doncha know). >> >> Thanks for any help> >> >> Mike > >_______________________________________________ >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
