My fan is really loud

[pc_noob]

Good evening everyone,

Okay, my problem is with my computer (cooling) fan. It has all of a sudden became really loud to a point where it's unbearable and very annoying. I took it apart and that seemes to solve the problem, or so I thought. When I put it back sounded normal, after about a few moments the loud "vibration kind of noise" came back. So I flicked it a couple of times, normal again, then a couple of moments and back to the noise again. I did get to observe that it only seems to make this noise (or vibration) at a certain RPM. Yes, I just happened to obseve that right at this moment

Thanks!

[not important]

Might be a bad bushing or bearing

[pc_noob]

So what do you suggest I should do?

Thanks.

[Tuf]

A lot of times you can peel back the sticker and put the tiniest drop of oil of the bearing/bushing and quiet em right down. Fans are so cheap I would go ahead and get another one and at least have it around if you don't install it right away.

Ball bearing ones last alot longer than ones with bushings.

[Sumdumgi]

Love the Sooner Avatar Tuf! We shoulda been in the National Championship. We would have matched up nicley with the Florida team.

[pc_noob]

Originally posted by Tuf A lot of times you can peel back the sticker and put the tiniest drop of oil of the bearing/bushing and quiet em right down. Fans are so cheap I would go ahead and get another one and at least have it around if you don't install it right away. Ball bearing ones last alot longer than ones with bushings.

Hmmm, I peeled the sticker off but to my surprise I found no opening to put a drop of oil through. There was instead a rubber center on it (much like on ink cartriges where you can poke through and refil them), which I happened to curiously press in and it seemed to tighten the bushing/bearing of the fan. (got rid of the noise) So far so good. Let's hope it stays this way.

Thanks!

[Tuf]

Thanks Sumdumgi! Hopefully next year we take care of the little ones they way take care of the big games.


I don't think I 've seen a fan like that unless that was a little rubber plug that will pop out. Hopefully it will work for you.

[pc_noob]

Originally posted by Tuf Thanks Sumdumgi! Hopefully next year we take care of the little ones they way take care of the big games. I don't think I 've seen a fan like that unless that was a little rubber plug that will pop out. Hopefully it will work for you.

Yeah that's what it was, a rubber plug. Yeah it seemed to work for me and now it's back to normal but "normal" has always been a little loud. I guess I should just change the fan to quiet it down? If so, how do I find out what fan fits my comp?

Thanks again.

[Cricket]

Hi pc_noob,

Exactly which fan was it? The CPU heatsink fan or one of the case fans?

Cricket

[Markoman01027]

Make sure if you are using a grill(however you spell it) that it is properly tightened, but not so much so that the grill isn't touching the fan blades.

Did you check if the any cables are hitting it by any chance?

[pc_noob]

Unfortunetly it is not the grill or the cables...It is just the fan itself (observed it for a long period of time) is either offcentered (much like a car's wheel before balancing) or something else that causes it to vibrate. I still quite don't know why. However, I apreciate the response.

[Cricket]

Hi pc_noob,

Like was mentioned earlier, the fan's bearing are probably going out. You can easily get a replacement fan at most computer shops, Radio Shack or CompUSA.

If your current fan has a sleeve bearing, replace it with a ball bearing fan...those last much longer.

Cricket