Emachine M6810 excessive fan noise ... Bought an Emachine from Tiger direct, didn't take the extend warranty (first mistake),A few weeks ago, the power supp ...

Alduh2 · 06-29-2006, 06:50 PM

Bought an Emachine from Tiger direct, didn't take the extend warranty (first mistake),

A few weeks ago, the power supply fans started to do an extraordinary amount of noise, I mean just about not possible to work with the laptop! So I search around and figured out how to remove the keyboard and got to see the 2 fans.

Of course, the one making all the noise is the one on the left, the very one that seems to be inbeded into the power supply...! Well, I try shooting some compressed air into it, didn't help at all! I need the thing to work and to be quiet enough to be brought into a classeroom!

If anyone can help me out wiht the issue I'd be really thankfull!
If no other option, where can I get another, relatively cheep but new, power supply?

Thanks

A

Entropius · 06-29-2006, 11:04 PM

First: Look at the fans. Are any of the blades cracked?

Second: If the blades are fine, it's probably a bearing failing. Take it to a shop someplace and see if you can get another fan.

qhn · 06-30-2006, 09:13 AM

u can, in worst case until the replacement can be found, peel the cover off enough to put in a drop of graphite (very very small drop - it goes a long way) - NO wd40

cheers ...

Alduh2 · 06-30-2006, 09:52 AM

Thanks guys, I'll try this out before buying a new power supply.
My thinking is that a bearing is failing.
My concern was that the fan doing the noise seems to be inbeded into the power supply...
I'll try the graphite drop and see if it works meanwhile searching for a new fan

Thanks

Jason Kitchens · 06-30-2006, 06:07 PM

The two fans on my 6810 are part of a heat sink. You should be able to at least get on of these somewhere, ebay if you have to... or if you can find a parts machine.
Here's one on ebay:http://cgi.ebay.com/EMACHINES-M6810-...QQcmdZViewItem

Alduh2 · 07-01-2006, 08:52 AM

Thanks I'll look into this !!

06-29-2006, 06:50 PM	#1
Alduh2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Credits: -349	Emachine M6810 excessive fan noise Bought an Emachine from Tiger direct, didn't take the extend warranty (first mistake), A few weeks ago, the power supply fans started to do an extraordinary amount of noise, I mean just about not possible to work with the laptop! So I search around and figured out how to remove the keyboard and got to see the 2 fans. Of course, the one making all the noise is the one on the left, the very one that seems to be inbeded into the power supply...! Well, I try shooting some compressed air into it, didn't help at all! I need the thing to work and to be quiet enough to be brought into a classeroom! If anyone can help me out wiht the issue I'd be really thankfull! If no other option, where can I get another, relatively cheep but new, power supply? Thanks A

06-29-2006, 11:04 PM	#2
Entropius Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 777 Credits: -136	First: Look at the fans. Are any of the blades cracked? Second: If the blades are fine, it's probably a bearing failing. Take it to a shop someplace and see if you can get another fan. __________________ eMachines M6811 \| Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ \| 15.4 WXGA \| Radeon 9600 64MB \| 1280MB DDR1 RAM \| 80gb 4200RPM disk \| Gentoo Linux/Windows XP \| 2:55 battery \| DEAD due to cracked hinge problem Asus A8Js \| Merom 2GHz 4MB cache \| 14" WXGA+ \| Geforce 7700 512MB \| 1024MB RAM \| 120gb 5400RPM disk \| Gentoo Linux/Windows XP \| 3:00 battery

06-30-2006, 09:13 AM	#3
qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,045 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 54,550	u can, in worst case until the replacement can be found, peel the cover off enough to put in a drop of graphite (very very small drop - it goes a long way) - NO wd40 cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

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06-30-2006, 09:52 AM	#4
Alduh2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Credits: -349	Thanks guys, I'll try this out before buying a new power supply. My thinking is that a bearing is failing. My concern was that the fan doing the noise seems to be inbeded into the power supply... I'll try the graphite drop and see if it works meanwhile searching for a new fan Thanks

06-30-2006, 06:07 PM	#5
Jason Kitchens Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 40 Credits: -307	The two fans on my 6810 are part of a heat sink. You should be able to at least get on of these somewhere, ebay if you have to... or if you can find a parts machine. Here's one on ebay:http://cgi.ebay.com/EMACHINES-M6810-...QQcmdZViewItem

07-01-2006, 08:52 AM	#6
Alduh2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Credits: -349	Thanks I'll look into this !!