question about laptop fan

[Stephen]

Dominic Bonfiglio wrote:
> 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?
>
>   
If you take it in for service I highly recommend a place on Eglinton, 
south side 1 1/2 blocks west if the Allen. Called the Notebook Store or 
something similar.

Stephen
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