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What I want you to do is open this computer up and clean the fans out of dust. These are older machines, so they probably have a lot of dust in them.
-I have linked all the guides to the fans.
-https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+17-Inch+CPU+Fan+Replacement/899
-https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+17-Inch+Hard+Drive+Fan+Replacement/901
-https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+17-Inch+Optical+Drive+Fan+Replacement/900
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+I have linked all the guides to the fans.
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+[guide|899]
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+[guide|901]
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+[guide|900]
If you find these are clean, it needs new thermal paste. See this to remove the motherboard
-https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+17-Inch+Logic+Board+Replacement/895
-If that doesn't work, you're going to need new fans or lubricate them. You're going to need [http://www.3inone.com/products/multi-purpose/|this] to do it though. If they're loud, it has bad bearings or it has no lubricant oil.
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+[guide|895]

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crwdns2934245:0crwdne2934245:0 Nick

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-[Device:iMac Intel 17"#deviceGuides]]]
+What I want you to do is open this computer up and clean the fans out of dust. These are older machines, so they probably have a lot of dust in them.
+I have linked all the guides to the fans.
+https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+17-Inch+CPU+Fan+Replacement/899
+https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+17-Inch+Hard+Drive+Fan+Replacement/901
+https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+17-Inch+Optical+Drive+Fan+Replacement/900
-Open it and check the fans
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-if its clean they are dying or take them out and lubricate them with oil but use one drop of it as it all falls into place but peel the label to do this
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-heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying
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-heres a youtube [tutorial|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkweJKSOYgo]
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-heres another
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-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeZnHSnxS0I&feature=related
+If you find these are clean, it needs new thermal paste. See this to remove the motherboard
+https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+17-Inch+Logic+Board+Replacement/895
+If that doesn't work, you're going to need new fans or lubricate them. You're going to need [http://www.3inone.com/products/multi-purpose/|this] to do it though. If they're loud, it has bad bearings or it has no lubricant oil.

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-[iMac intel 17''|[[Device:iMac Intel 17"#deviceGuides]]]
+[Device:iMac Intel 17"#deviceGuides]]]
Open it and check the fans
if its clean they are dying or take them out and lubricate them with oil but use one drop of it as it all falls into place but peel the label to do this
heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying
heres a youtube [tutorial|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkweJKSOYgo]
heres another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeZnHSnxS0I&feature=related

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[iMac intel 17''|[[Device:iMac Intel 17"#deviceGuides]]]
Open it and check the fans
if its clean they are dying or take them out and lubricate them with oil but use one drop of it as it all falls into place but peel the label to do this
heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying
heres a youtube [tutorial|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkweJKSOYgo]
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+heres another
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+http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeZnHSnxS0I&feature=related

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[iMac intel 17''|[[Device:iMac Intel 17"#deviceGuides]]]
Open it and check the fans
if its clean they are dying or take them out and lubricate them with oil but use one drop of it as it all falls into place but peel the label to do this
heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying
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+heres a youtube [tutorial|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkweJKSOYgo]

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+[iMac intel 17''|[[Device:iMac Intel 17"#deviceGuides]]]
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Open it and check the fans
if its clean they are dying or take them out and lubricate them with oil but use one drop of it as it all falls into place but peel the label to do this
heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying

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Open it and check the fans
-if its clean they are dying or take them out and lubricate them with oil but use one drop of it as it all falls into place/
+if its clean they are dying or take them out and lubricate them with oil but use one drop of it as it all falls into place but peel the label to do this
heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying

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Open it and check the fans
-if its clean they are dying
+if its clean they are dying or take them out and lubricate them with oil but use one drop of it as it all falls into place/
heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying

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Open it and check the fans
-if its clean they died
+if its clean they are dying
heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying

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crwdns2934245:0crwdne2934245:0 Nick

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Open it and check the fans
if its clean they died
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+heres why as fans get noisier that could mean the motors are dying

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Open it and check the fans

if its clean they died

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