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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    macman wrote: »
    OP, did you establish which fan it was that was running noisily-the PSU fan, the graphics card fan, or the CPU fan?
    Cleaning the first two is easy enough, but to clean the CPU fan you will have to remove the plastic ducting/cover over the fan and heatsink to get to it.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • virgin_moneysaver
    virgin_moneysaver Posts: 1,286 Forumite
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    macman wrote: »
    OP, did you establish which fan it was that was running noisily-the PSU fan, the graphics card fan, or the CPU fan?

    one of the fans had a green plastic cover over it which I removed & cleaned & it wasn't that one - I haven't been back inside as I've got so much to catch up on now its working & I thought as those new RAM should be with me in a day or 2, when I go in I'll check the diagram & let you know which one was the culprit then
  • macman
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    Good, that's the CPU fan (the processor fan). I was worried you might have missed that one. It must be the PSU fan (or the graphics card fan if fitted). Make sure that both of those are also cleaned.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • virgin_moneysaver
    virgin_moneysaver Posts: 1,286 Forumite
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    macman wrote: »
    Good, that's the CPU fan (the processor fan). I was worried you might have missed that one. It must be the PSU fan (or the graphics card fan if fitted). Make sure that both of those are also cleaned.
    will do - thanx macman
  • virgin_moneysaver
    virgin_moneysaver Posts: 1,286 Forumite
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    installed the RAM ok - I think the fan was a graphic card fan from what I can make out but cleaned anyway & no repeat of noise etc - thanx one & all
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