[ltp] fan problems (x61s)

[Florian Reitmeir]

Hi,

On 04/28/2011 07:37 PM, Ismael Olea wrote:
> I have an x61s with Fedora 13. The fan started to do very bad noises
> from some weeks to now. More recently the fan rpm indicator stopped to
> work (always zero value). I wanted to think this could be some kind of
> runtime module error (I have the thinkpad_acpi loaded) so finally
> rebooted and got the infamous "fan error". Followed instructions in
> ThinkWiki I cleaned the fan dust with pressured air. Rebooted again and
> got still the fan error. The good news is the fan is still running and
> seems to be smoother. My diagnose is the fan rpm detector has died.
> 
> So, I suppose the better thing should be to replace the FRU. Am I right?
> And, any suggestion of where to buy the new one?
> 
> Any tip would be welcomed. Thanks in advance.

Amazon
or typing the FRU Number to google normally lists a large number of shops.

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