I have a brand new CS series vaio. It's perfect except for an odd fan problem that seems to be common among pretty much every forum I've read. Instead of exchanging it and risk getting one with the same problem, I'm hoping to fix it myself. I also got a sweet deal on it so I'm not returning it. The noise is faint and can only be heard in a quiet room, but still bugs me sometimes.
It sounds like the blades are hitting something in the enclosure when it begins to spin up and once again when it spins down. When I turn the laptop on its side, the sound goes away. Once it's up spinning, it sounds completely normal and no clicking.
Has anyone disassembled a CS or CR series Vaio before? Could this sound just be a characteristic of a fan spinning up and down? Could it be a bad bearing?
It sounds like the blades are hitting something in the enclosure when it begins to spin up and once again when it spins down. When I turn the laptop on its side, the sound goes away. Once it's up spinning, it sounds completely normal and no clicking.
Has anyone disassembled a CS or CR series Vaio before? Could this sound just be a characteristic of a fan spinning up and down? Could it be a bad bearing?