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Compaq Presario C300 Laptop making a horrible weird noise (Cooling fan?)
my laptop is about three years old.
it's a windows thing, designed for windows XP which it is currently running....
Presario C300
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU 420 @ 1.60GHz
x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8
and that's all the technical information i can possibly figure out. i'm horribly inept with technology.
i am on my laptop a lot, maybe even 6 hours a day (not in succession). the point is it's used a lot.
ANYWAY.
the fan is on the bottom. and it makes this horrible noise like 24/7, it totally didn't use to. it used to be silent. it sounds like someone gargling battery acid. nothing is abstructing the vents. it also overheats very easily, even when it's on a solid, normal surface like a table or a desk.
is my computer just getting old or are there things i can do to fix these problems?
thank you so much!
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Hi there,
That noise is the bearing in the cooling fan failing. It turns less quickly than it is supposed to because of this and that is why your laptop is overheating.
The rule is this with laptops: When the fan makes a noise, you turn it off and don't turn it back on until the repair center has replaced the fan. Otherwise you are just asking for the death of your laptop.
The part number for the laptop cooling subsystem (Heatsink, heatpipe and fan) in a Compaq Presario c300 is:
409073-001
Here is an eBay search:
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Here is another search with more options:
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... if you look in the "Stores" section you will find some at very reasonable prices.
Retail on the fan assembly (not from Compaq) seems to run between $80-$100, so anything less is good.
This is not a part you will be able to change yourself, but any qualified laptop repair place will be able to help you.
If you can manage it, it is a good idea to back up any data you want before you send it in for service. Set it in front of a serious fan, or air conditioner, if you can, while working on the backup to increase the chance of your laptop surviving.
If you have any other questions, ask away.
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