Subj : If you still have the T40..
To   : mark lewis
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Jan 13 2020 01:44:28

On 1/12/2020 9:35 AM, between "mark lewis : August Abolins":

 AA>> The fan probably needs complete replacement. But I can get
 AA>> it going by forcing air into the exhaust to spin the blades
 AA>> *before* powering it up.

 ml> FWIW: be careful doing that... compressed air can spin the
 ml> fan faster than it is designed for which can lead to the
 ml> metal shaft heating and wearing out the nylon bearing which
 ml> will lead to more problems... when we blow our fans out, we
 ml> make sure to hold them somehow to prevent them from spinning
 ml> up so as to avoid this...

I hear ya.  I am aware of the damage compressed air can do when causing
over-spin.  I use human power.  ;)   In my case, the fan *has* to spin a
bit or it won't boot.  It doesn't really need much.  In fact, after
bootup, when the computer is still cold, the fan doesn't spin at all.
The trick is to loosen up the fan enough to pass the fan-spin check
during the first few seconds at bootup.  Ideally, it would be nice to
replace the fan.  But it would also be nice if I could find the palmrest
that I ordered years ago.  :(  Then, I could do both replacements at the
same time.

  ../|ug

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