[ltp] Re: Losing my fan T61 7658-18U

[Shannon McMackin]

On 2/4/2010 10:40 PM, Tim Tebbit wrote:
> I suppose the bearing is going. It sounds unbalanced with a ticking or a
> brushing against something noise. I've since shut it off unless needed
> with echo 'level 0'>  /proc/acpi/ibm/fan. Having been caught on the
> phone/reading or whatever, looking up to find the cores encroaching on
> 190F I figured it's time to replace the unit. I've looked over google a
> bit with the usual suspects returning but I figured it would be better
> to seek advice from someone who has replaced one already. I am not
> interested in a refurbished unit, and those all seemed to top results
> listed. I'm interested in part numbers, suppliers, and steps to take
> while I have it opened up. I've never had to apply thermal paste etc. So
> any advice would be highly appreciated.
>
You can't just get any old fan as it's molded as a heatsink for the CPU 
as well.  Follow Helen's advice and you'll be good to go...