Comments on: Toshiba Satellite A15 has a loud fan. Can I tighten the fan?

By: shane

shane — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:11:13 +0000

hey laptop freak dude i have a toshiba satellite m40x it freezes up and have pulled it apart as per irivista. after putting the case back together each time being 3 times it keeps freezing and at the same time the cooling fan continually runs. so i decided to pull cover off and run laptop when i did this it did not freeze .i know the c/fan works but could it be actually faulty ? i see it running so i dont know. is the hard drive causing it to run because its working hard to open an application ? pls help

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Sun, 09 May 2010 04:19:04 +0000

VidhyaNathan,
Run your laptop with the hard drive removed. If the noise is still there, most likely you have a bad fan.
More detailed answer is here:
http://www.asklaptopfreak.com/laptop-notebook-help/2010/05/08/toshiba-satellite-u300-makes-grinding-noise-when-starting/

By: VidhyaNathan

VidhyaNathan — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Hi
Mine is toshiba satallite u300-11v. i have it for the past 2 years. i never carried it anywhere. It is making huge grinding noise when starting it for the first time, now a days it is making noise even when starting it from hibernation. I dont know exactly wheather fan or hdd makes noice. however i suspect the sound from the left side of the laptop. Please advice.

Thanks
VidhyaNathan.

By: Paul M

Paul M — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:51:00 +0000

Hi, I have a Toshiba a25-s207 and the fan is VERY LOUD! I don’t think the fan is bad because it doesn’t sound bad. It seems to turn on fairly often, though. It’s not grinding or making any rattling noises. It’s just loud! Sounds like a wind machine from a movie set. Are these things just loud even when they’re not bad?

By: Krusty Baguette

Krusty Baguette — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:59:37 +0000

I’ve cleaned the lint out of my Satellite A15-S127 before (maybe two years ago)and had good results. This morning I heard loud grinding whirring noise, intermittent, and started taking parts off the bottom of my laptop. Eventually after blowing out a small amount of lint I restarted the laptop with the fan cover OFF and that makes it clear that the noise is coming from the fan, not the hdd. But the laptop is still very sluggish to run any program after a fairly normal bootup. If I replace the fan only is it possible or likely that my hdd will function better? Or is it more likely that the hdd is on its way out. If I need to replace the hdd can I use a 7200 RPM drive to boost performance?

Thanks for a great site. Love the pull apart diagrams.

By: cyril

cyril — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:18:04 +0000

mann this thread helped me a lot..owe it to you guys major time..yeh..saved me almost 65 bucks…i removed the fans cover…removed the axle off the assemble..cleaned it with adidas body spray…used vaseline and coconut oil on the windings…,,used some body spray on the lil circuit board too..be easy on the lil wires..if it comes off ull have to solder em..so easy on the wires..
but man its recommended to stick with regular..isoprpanol..and good hi grade oil ..graphite or other micromotor rated,,
another thing,,be easy on the windings..each one is linked by a fine thred..so dont break em..the first two arnt connected so dont worry abt that(basic motor machine design..simple chasis)

gtg..bye..tk cr luv u guys a million

By: Jasper

Jasper — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:13:03 +0000

I have a Toshiba Satellite A25-S207. There must be a secondary cooling fan near the hard drive because it is making a bunch of noise. The main cooling fan works fine. (The noise is not coming from the HD). Can you give me the part numbers for both fans (if I am taking it apart why not?). Thanks ‘Laptop Freak’ you are the best!

By: Rev

Rev — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:52:58 +0000

Hey all.
I’ve got a Toshiba A10. During cleaning, when disconnecting the 3 pin plug joining the fan wires to the motherboard I accidentally dislodged the connector as well, breaking the solder and completely separating it from the board.
I needed to use my pc for work but also knew that using it without a fan probably wouldn’t end well.
I dont have soldering equiptment or skills either so resoldering it wasn’t an option.
I attempted to connect the existing fan directly to the dc jack which resulted in erratic, short bursts of power to the fan, which I assume was due to the voltage difference (?)
I then connected a CPU fan from an old desktop system which ran quite well, though very fast and quite noisy. Connecting the fan in this way also meant it was powered whenever the ac adapter was connected, regardless of the laptop’s status. This at least temporarily enabled me to get some work done without cooking my machine though.

I imagine the cost to replace the mainboard would be jaw dropping so my questions for you are these:

Is resoldering the 3 pin connector back onto the motherboard a viable option?
Is there another (stable) way of connecting the original 5v fan?
If I opted to continue using a 12v fan instead, is it possible to connect it so it starts and stops with the pc and operates at a reasonable speed?

Your advice is very much appreciated.

By: foghorn99

foghorn99 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:53:07 +0000

I have a Toshiba Satellite A10. For the past 2-3 years, the fan has been VERY noisy when it comes on. The exhaust grill (left side, near the rear) had VERY warm air coming out…and overall CPU performance seemed much slower than it used to have…especially running FLASH games.

Then I found this thread…I then went to ebay, searched for the make/model + the word “fan”, clicked ‘buy it now’ (BIN) and within TWO DAYS (!!) I had the fan at my house. Then…within 5 minutes I had removed the bottom panel near the exhaust grill, took the old fan out, vacuumed the CPU/cooling hatch…especially the overly dusty exhaust grill, and installed the new fan.

Super easy, folks. My 6 year old could have done this…you can too. Do it now….before your CPU overheats and possibly dies.

By: pete

pete — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:42:46 +0000

I have a Toshiba A15-S127 that had a noisy fan. I found an inexpensive replacement and swapped it out. Fan still made the same noise, like something was rubbing against the blades. That’s because there was. The wires that connect fan to the motherboard run across the top (bottom) of the blades. They would loosen and start rubbing against the blades. A little crazy glue fixed the problem.