What's wrong with my laptop?
My compaq laptop fan is making a loud whirling sound. It's the only laptop I can get iTunes on I'm having an awful time getting on the other one which is also a compaq. I tried to get on iTunes the other night to get all my music back on my iPod it started making a loud whirling noise with the fan. It made me nervous because it's never done that I just shut it off I didn't want to be on it long. What's wrong with it? How can I fix this?
Take it somewhere to fix it if you can't fix that.
Sounds like you need to clean out the fans. Dust buildup.
It needs a new fan. Sometimes you can quieten it down by greasing the ends of the fan spindle. However, either of these usually involves dismantling the power supply and I don't recommend you try that unless you have plenty of experience of electronics. Take it to the repair shop.
The fan may need to be replaced but first try blowing it out with a can of compressed air because the fan just might be clogged with dust
It sounds as though the heatsink and fans may be clogged with dust
You can try clearing it with a can of compressed air you can buy from any computer store, by blowing back through the vents but if that doesn't work the laptop usually has to be stripped to gain better access. This is not normally a DIY job unless you have done this before. Sometimes the heat sink and fans are easily accessible after removing a cover, other times the motherboard has to be removed which involves a complete stripdown
May be have a look on youtube for a disassembly video for your model so you can see what is involved
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