Broken fan?

[Spamdini]

it seems the fan on my motherboard is somehow broken or off center. after a bit of running time it starts to make this ultra annoying grinding noise. i can open the case and touch it a bit while its running and itll settle down, but then eventually start up again. is there anything i can do to fix this?

 

[themisfit610]

The best thing is to replace the fan, preferably with something a little better than stock. Zalman makes an awesome passive cooler that's basically a nice big heatsink that will replace the stock cooler.

Check it out on their website. There are lots of alternatives too - just google northbridge cooler.

~MiSfit

 

[Spamdini]

yeah that sounds like a good fix for it, but is there anything i can do for a temp fix because its end of term and i dont have alot of time for that sorta thing. on top of the fact that ive never done anything like that before. is there a way to turn off the fan other then simply unplugging it? and if i were able to turn it off would the heatsink be enough and would the fan blades (made of plastic melt) if they werent spinning?

thanks in advance.

 

[waitman]

Peel off the sticker real carefully and put a "drop" of 3-in-1 oil in it, then put the sticker back on.

 

[Spamdini]

will that really work? i should mention that when its making the grinding noise its not spinning at its normal speed. in the bios it reads 0rpm so it moves when u look at it but like...slow. so will that 3 in 1 oil trick work?

 

[Spamdini]

bump

 

[Spamdini]

i took off the sticker off the fan and there is opening to put 3in1 oil in... anyone have any other ideas? is there a program that i can dl that mayeb controls fan speed so i can like turn it down halfway.

 

[daniel49]

Originally posted by: Spamdini
i took off the sticker off the fan and there is opening to put 3in1 oil in... anyone have any other ideas? is there a program that i can dl that mayeb controls fan speed so i can like turn it down halfway.

that should work( the 3 in 1 oil). I have used that trick myself.