I ran into this same problem with my P35x V6. Less than two years old and the fan was dying. Gigabyte would not send me a replacement fan nor could I find one anywhere. I did find a solution though!
I have two solutions, one permanent, the other temporary.
'''Permanent Solution: '''
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I ordered a fan with part number RP35X6 PLB07010S05M (the one with 4 pins not 2). I managed to purchase it for $15. It was essentially the same or is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
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I ordered a fan with part number RP35X6 PLB07010S05M (the one with 4 pins not 2). I managed to purchase it for $15. It is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
It works perfectly now and didn't require any soldering or advanced skills. Here are the explicit steps to follow:
1) Unplug (carefully!) and remove old fan.
2) Place new fan to see the small plastic tab that needs to be cut and/or filed.
3) Cut and/or file down tab.
4) Remove the top cover of old fan.
5) Tape old cover onto the new fan. Make sure the unpainted side is up, it will fit fan the profile.
6) Install new fan. It will be a little tight but fits perfect. I did not need the old bracket and I did not need to screw it down. If you find yours is not tight enough you can use the Super 33+ tape folded over as spacers either on the side or the top (where it make contact with the bottom panel of the laptop).
'''Temporary Solution: '''
This needed to be done about once per month but it removed the fan noise between applications.
I purchased Zoom sewing machine oil from amazon.com and an 18-22 gauge syringe from my local pharmacy.
Take the top cover off the fan and pull straight up a little on the fan. You will notice there is some give that allows it to move up and down. If you flip it over and look at the back side (where the wires enter the stator) and continue to pull you will notice a small gap between the rotor and stator.
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Fill the syringe with about 1ml of sewing machine oil. Pull the fan rotor with enough force to reopen the gap described and insert the syringe just enough to begin putting drops between the rotor and stator. After applying a few drops rotate the fan rotor and pull up and down to work the oil in. I noticed after a time of doing this the fan started to move up and down more freely and spin without that terrible grinding noise. Tape the cover back on with high-temperature tape (described above) and reinstall. Before doing this I recommend using canned are or the like to blow out and dust that may have found itself in there.
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Fill the syringe with about 1ml of sewing machine oil. Pull the fan rotor with enough force to reopen the gap described and insert the syringe just enough to begin putting drops between the rotor and stator. After applying a few drops rotate the fan rotor and pull up and down to work the oil in. I noticed after a time of doing this the fan started to move up and down more freely and spin without that terrible grinding noise. Tape the cover back on with high-temperature tape (described above) and reinstall. Before doing this I recommend using canned air or the like to blow out and dust that may have found itself in there.
If there is still some noise try adding some more sewing oil. I had minimal oil bleed on the heatsink fins after months of use, easy enough to wipe away.
I ran into this same problem with my P35x V6. Less than two years old and the fan was dying. Gigabyte would not send me a replacement fan nor could I find one anywhere. I did find a solution though!
I have two solutions, one permanent, the other temporary.
'''Permanent Solution: '''
I ordered a fan with part number RP35X6 PLB07010S05M (the one with 4 pins not 2). I managed to purchase it for $15. It was essentially the same or is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
It works perfectly now and didn't require any soldering or advanced skills. Here are the explicit steps to follow:
1) Unplug (carefully!) and remove old fan.
2) Place new fan to see the small plastic tab that needs to be cut and/or filed.
3) Cut and/or file down tab.
4) Remove the top cover of old fan.
5) Tape old cover onto the new fan. Make sure the unpainted side is up, it will fit fan the profile.
6) Install new fan. It will be a little tight but fits perfect. I did not need the old bracket and I did not need to screw it down. If you find yours is not tight enough you can use the Super 33+ tape folded over as spacers either on the side or the top (where it make contact with the bottom panel of the laptop).
'''Temporary Solution: '''
This needed to be done about once per month but it removed the fan noise between applications.
I purchased Zoom sewing machine oil from amazon.com and an 18-22 gauge syringe from my local pharmacy.
Take the top cover off the fan and pull straight up a little on the fan. You will notice there is some give that allows it to move up and down. If you flip it over and look at the back side (where the wires enter the stator) and continue to pull you will notice a small gap between the rotor and stator.
Fill the syringe with about 1ml of sewing machine oil. Pull the fan rotor with enough force to reopen the gap described and insert the syringe just enough to begin putting drops between the rotor and stator. After applying a few drops rotate the fan rotor and pull up and down to work the oil in. I noticed after a time of doing this the fan started to move up and down more freely and spin without that terrible grinding noise. Tape the cover back on with high-temperature tape (described above) and reinstall. Before doing this I recommend using canned are or the like to blow out and dust that may have found itself in there.
If there is still some noise try adding some more sewing oil. I had minimal oil bleed on the heatsink fins after months of use, easy enough to wipe away.
I ran into this same problem with my P35x V6. Less than two years old and the fan was dying. Gigabyte would not send me a replacement fan nor could I find one anywhere. I did find a solution though!
I have two solutions, one permanent, the other temporary.
'''Permanent Solution: '''
I ordered a fan with part number RP35X6 PLB07010S05M (the one with 4 pins not 2). I managed to purchase it for $15. It was essentially the same or is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
It works perfectly now and didn't require any soldering or advanced skills. Here are the explicit steps to follow:
1) Unplug (carefully!) and remove old fan.
2) Place new fan to see the small plastic tab that needs to be cut and/or filed.
3) Cut and/or file down tab.
4) Remove the top cover of old fan.
5) Tape old cover onto the new fan. Make sure the unpainted side is up, it will fit fan the profile.
6) Install new fan. It will be a little tight but fits perfect. I did not need the old bracket and I did not need to screw it down. If you find yours is not tight enough you can use the Super 33+ tape folded over as spacers either on the side or the top (where it make contact with the bottom panel of the laptop).
'''Temporary Solution: '''
This needed to be done about once per month but it removed the fan noise between applications.
I purchased Zoom sewing machine oil from amazon.com and an 18-22 gauge syringe from my local pharmacy.
Take the top cover off the fan and pull straight up a little on the fan. You will notice there is some give that allows it to move up and down. If you flip it over and look at the back side (where the wires enter the stator) and continue to pull you will notice a small gap between the rotor and stator.
Fill the syringe with about 1ml of sewing machine oil. Pull the fan rotor with enough force to reopen the gap described and insert the syringe just enough to begin putting drops between the rotor and stator. After applying a few drops rotate the fan rotor and pull up and down to work the oil in. I noticed after a time of doing this the fan started to move up and down more freely and spin without that terrible grinding noise. Tape the cover back on with high-temperature tape (described above) and reinstall. Before doing this I recommend using canned are or the like to blow out and dust that may have found itself in there.
If there is still some noise try adding some more sewing oil. I had minimal oil bleed on the heatsink fins after months of use, easy enough to wipe away.
I ran into this same problem with my P35x V6. Less than two years old and the fan was dying. Gigabyte would not send me a replacement fan nor could I find one anywhere. I did find a solution though!
I have two solutions, one permanent, the other temporary.
'''Permanent Solution: '''
-
I ordered a fan with part number RP35X6 PLB07010S05M (the one with 4 pins not 2). I managed to purchase it for $10. It was essentially the same or is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
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I ordered a fan with part number RP35X6 PLB07010S05M (the one with 4 pins not 2). I managed to purchase it for $15. It was essentially the same or is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
It works perfectly now and didn't require any soldering or advanced skills. Here are the explicit steps to follow:
1) Unplug (carefully!) and remove old fan.
2) Place new fan to see the small plastic tab that needs to be cut and/or filed.
3) Cut and/or file down tab.
4) Remove the top cover of old fan.
5) Tape old cover onto the new fan. Make sure the unpainted side is up, it will fit fan the profile.
6) Install new fan. It will be a little tight but fits perfect. I did not need the old bracket and I did not need to screw it down. If you find yours is not tight enough you can use the Super 33+ tape folded over as spacers either on the side or the top (where it make contact with the bottom panel of the laptop).
'''Temporary Solution: '''
This needed to be done about once per month but it removed the fan noise between applications.
I purchased Zoom sewing machine oil from amazon.com and an 18-22 gauge syringe from my local pharmacy.
Take the top cover off the fan and pull straight up a little on the fan. You will notice there is some give that allows it to move up and down. If you flip it over and look at the back side (where the wires enter the stator) and continue to pull you will notice a small gap between the rotor and stator.
Fill the syringe with about 1ml of sewing machine oil. Pull the fan rotor with enough force to reopen the gap described and insert the syringe just enough to begin putting drops between the rotor and stator. After applying a few drops rotate the fan rotor and pull up and down to work the oil in. I noticed after a time of doing this the fan started to move up and down more freely and spin without that terrible grinding noise. Tape the cover back on with high-temperature tape (described above) and reinstall. Before doing this I recommend using canned are or the like to blow out and dust that may have found itself in there.
If there is still some noise try adding some more sewing oil. I had minimal oil bleed on the heatsink fins after months of use, easy enough to wipe away.
I ran into this same problem with my P35x V6. Less than two years old and the fan was dying. Gigabyte would not send me a replacement fan nor could I find one anywhere. I did find a solution though!
I have two solutions, one permanent, the other temporary.
'''Permanent Solution: '''
-
I ordered a fan with part number PLB07010S05M. I managed to purchase it for $10. It was essentially the same or is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
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I ordered a fan with part number RP35X6 PLB07010S05M (the one with 4 pins not 2). I managed to purchase it for $10. It was essentially the same or is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
It works perfectly now and didn't require any soldering or advanced skills. Here are the explicit steps to follow:
1) Unplug (carefully!) and remove old fan.
2) Place new fan to see the small plastic tab that needs to be cut and/or filed.
3) Cut and/or file down tab.
4) Remove the top cover of old fan.
5) Tape old cover onto the new fan. Make sure the unpainted side is up, it will fit fan the profile.
6) Install new fan. It will be a little tight but fits perfect. I did not need the old bracket and I did not need to screw it down. If you find yours is not tight enough you can use the Super 33+ tape folded over as spacers either on the side or the top (where it make contact with the bottom panel of the laptop).
'''Temporary Solution: '''
This needed to be done about once per month but it removed the fan noise between applications.
I purchased Zoom sewing machine oil from amazon.com and an 18-22 gauge syringe from my local pharmacy.
Take the top cover off the fan and pull straight up a little on the fan. You will notice there is some give that allows it to move up and down. If you flip it over and look at the back side (where the wires enter the stator) and continue to pull you will notice a small gap between the rotor and stator.
Fill the syringe with about 1ml of sewing machine oil. Pull the fan rotor with enough force to reopen the gap described and insert the syringe just enough to begin putting drops between the rotor and stator. After applying a few drops rotate the fan rotor and pull up and down to work the oil in. I noticed after a time of doing this the fan started to move up and down more freely and spin without that terrible grinding noise. Tape the cover back on with high-temperature tape (described above) and reinstall. Before doing this I recommend using canned are or the like to blow out and dust that may have found itself in there.
If there is still some noise try adding some more sewing oil. I had minimal oil bleed on the heatsink fins after months of use, easy enough to wipe away.
I ran into this same problem with my P35x V6. Less than two years old and the fan was dying. Gigabyte would not send me a replacement fan nor could I find one anywhere. I did find a solution though!
I have two solutions, one permanent, the other temporary.
'''Permanent Solution: '''
I ordered a fan with part number PLB07010S05M. I managed to purchase it for $10. It was essentially the same or is the same as my GPU fan. All you have to do is cut off a small plastic tab and take the old top removable cover from your cpu fan and tape it on flipped 180 degrees (unpainted side up, it will fit fan profile) with some high temp tape like Super 33+ or Kapton.
It works perfectly now and didn't require any soldering or advanced skills. Here are the explicit steps to follow:
1) Unplug (carefully!) and remove old fan.
2) Place new fan to see the small plastic tab that needs to be cut and/or filed.
3) Cut and/or file down tab.
4) Remove the top cover of old fan.
5) Tape old cover onto the new fan. Make sure the unpainted side is up, it will fit fan the profile.
6) Install new fan. It will be a little tight but fits perfect. I did not need the old bracket and I did not need to screw it down. If you find yours is not tight enough you can use the Super 33+ tape folded over as spacers either on the side or the top (where it make contact with the bottom panel of the laptop).
'''Temporary Solution: '''
This needed to be done about once per month but it removed the fan noise between applications.
I purchased Zoom sewing machine oil from amazon.com and an 18-22 gauge syringe from my local pharmacy.
Take the top cover off the fan and pull straight up a little on the fan. You will notice there is some give that allows it to move up and down. If you flip it over and look at the back side (where the wires enter the stator) and continue to pull you will notice a small gap between the rotor and stator.
Fill the syringe with about 1ml of sewing machine oil. Pull the fan rotor with enough force to reopen the gap described and insert the syringe just enough to begin putting drops between the rotor and stator. After applying a few drops rotate the fan rotor and pull up and down to work the oil in. I noticed after a time of doing this the fan started to move up and down more freely and spin without that terrible grinding noise. Tape the cover back on with high-temperature tape (described above) and reinstall. Before doing this I recommend using canned are or the like to blow out and dust that may have found itself in there.
If there is still some noise try adding some more sewing oil. I had minimal oil bleed on the heatsink fins after months of use, easy enough to wipe away.