question about laptop fan

[Dominic Bonfiglio]

Hello,

I have an IBM T42p that I've owned for four years. For the last two
weeks, I've been hearing extra noise periodically from the fan, a kind
of fluttering sound. Yesterday when I went to turn on my laptop, I got a
fan error, and the computer refused to boot. Fortunately after a few
attempts the computer eventually started. Based on some Internet
research, it seems likely that my fan needs either cleaning or servicing
or replacement. Has anyone out there had similar difficulties with their
fan? Would cleaning a fan be easy for a novice? Or should I just take my
computer to a professional and forget about tinkering with it myself?

Thanks,
Dominic

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