Can't fix a rubbing fan on laptop (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 month ago by eyesaremosaics@lemmy.zip to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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I've tried replacing the fans but the problem is still there, it sounds like a fan rubbing and it gets worse if the laptop gets flexed in some way.

I took it apart to look for the issue, but I can't see anything, when it is open and upside down it runs quiet, unless you press certain places to make it flex around the fan, which is not unexpected. But I can't see anything out of place or see what can be fixed.

The laptop is a Dell XPS 15

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[-] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Actually, yes, listen to this guy. Try what he says before you do what I said.

Additive repairs are safer than destructive repairs.