On Sunday 24 May 2015 10:50:53 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 24 May 2015 10:09:58 +0100, Mick wrote: > > I found that peeling off > > the self adhesive label in the middle and applying a single drop of > > thin oil on the bearing restores them to rude health. I have one here > > which is still running quietly for five years since my intervention > > with an oil can. > > Given the cheapness of the fan and the price of the component it > protects, is it worth taking a risk?
This is the CPU fan we're talking about here. When I took the lid off my box the other day to put new SSDs in it, I was astonished once again at the size and complexity of the fan on this i5 chip. Not at all cheap-looking! -- Rgds Peter
