Once upon a time on Sun, 26 Mar 2000,at 3:50pm A&C Thompson wrote about:...

> Hi all,
>
> My comp, which is 3 years old, has recently developed a low, rumbling noise.
> It is not constant, nor is it predictable - it's intermittent. The noise, I
> have determined, is not associated with either the cd-rom drive, or the A:\
> drive.  I assume the only other sources would be either the fan bearings, or
> (gasp), hard drive bearings. I suppose removing and cleaning the fan motor
> would be the logical way to rule out the fan. Any thoughts - advice? Need
> more info? Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Alan Thompson
>


Normally most people will tell you to replace the fan or power supply,
but I have had very good success by just oiling the fan. Most of the cheap
ones don't have ball bearings but if you have a needle point oil spout you
can direct some oil on the shaft and it will migrate to the sleeve bearing
and the noise will soon go away.

 I have also sprayed some silicone spray on the shaft while the computer
is on, using the red soda straw that comes with the spray can. That worked
too and the fan has been working quiet for over a year now.

 ken

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