Re: Wanted - laptop brand opinions and experiences

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gerald, if that laptop has only been off for 40 hours over 2 years, that
means it's been on for 17,472-40=17,432 hours.  In terms of run time for a
laptop, that's a lot of hours.

If you have one of those cans of compressed air (a "duster"), try blowing
that through the air intake on the laptop (with the laptop off).  It's
possible, likely even, that dust & debris has built up on the fan.

If the fan is truly going bad and the laptop is out of warranty, verify the
part number and look for it online.  For instance,
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/IBM-Lenovo,Laptop,Part,42X4685.aspx

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 7:40 AM, <GKern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My wife's Thinkpad T61 just turned two years old last week. It's always on
> except during travel so it's had about 40 hours off in the last two years.
> Last week the fan started making quite a bit of noise. It was quiet this
> morning but I am concerned about the fan possibly having to be replaced so
> soon.
>
> I myself just got a Thinkpad T500 and have had no problems, but it's only
> 6 months old. This replaced a Thinkpad T23 (which was maxed out at a gig
> of ram)  but it just couldn't keep up with running Notes, WDSCi, Office
> and heavy web content etc. The only problem it has is that it gets a 'fan
> error' at startup and I think that's due to a (Lenovo recommended)
> enhanced controller bios upgrade I applied. The T23 also ran Windows 7
> quite well.
>
>
>
> Regards, Jerry
>
> Gerald Kern - MIS Project Leader
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> IBM Certified RPG IV Developer
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>
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