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My Lenovo X201's fan has been making a lot of noise on occasion recently (buzzing, sawing even); also, I've been getting shut-downs due to max temperature reached, although not at the same time as the noisy fan.
So, I was thinking of trying to open it up and having a look - at the fan at least - as suggested in answers on noisy fan questions.
Now, I want to be super-careful here, so:
- Do I need any special tools/implements other than the appropriate-size screwdriver?
- Is there any glue in there which I will need to undo?
- Anything special to watch out for?
I'm also not sure how to clean the fan or to determine whether the fan noise is related to the power-downs, but I guess that should go on a different question, unless there's some "pick your laptop apart guide" which covers all that.
Notes:
- A while ago I upgraded my Laptop memory to 2 x 4GB instead of 1 x 2GB; it used to be much slower before but didn't have power-outs.
Your best bet would be to Google for a service manual, or even a user take-apart. – Tetsujin – 2017-06-25T08:28:40.757