Take a look at our
ThinkPads.com HOME PAGE
For those who might want to contribute to the blog, start here: Editors Alley Topic
Then contact Bill with a Private Message

Noise and "Fan Error" on Thinkpad X61 tablet

X60/X61 and X60t/X61t Series
Post Reply
Message
Author
hikee
Posts: 4
Joined: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:47 pm
Location: Paris, France

Noise and "Fan Error" on Thinkpad X61 tablet

#1 Post by hikee » Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:07 am

Hello ,
My Thinkpad X61 Tablet recently got very noisy. I suppose it is also hotter then usual.

Finally it started announcing Fan error every time i boot. Then it works after second start but gets hot very quickly. I dont thinks the fan ever stops. (is it normal?)

I know i can buy a new Fan on Lenovo's site. I also red that there is a software for fan control - but still can t find the proper one.
Perhaps it is worth controlling something before i dismantle the whole thing.
In fact i use it every day for work ( sketches, meetings, drawing etc...) So i look for less risky option.

thank you in advance

Harryc
Moderator Emeritus
Moderator Emeritus
Posts: 13228
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:23 am
Location: Upstate New York

Re: Noise and "Fan Error" on Thinkpad X61 tablet

#2 Post by Harryc » Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:47 am

If you are getting a fan error there is no work-around beside fan replacement. The FRU# is 42X4399 and the maintenance manual is here.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 66749.html

hikee
Posts: 4
Joined: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:47 pm
Location: Paris, France

Re: Noise and "Fan Error" on Thinkpad X61 tablet

#3 Post by hikee » Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:49 am

Harryc wrote:If you are getting a fan error there is no work-around beside fan replacement. The FRU# is 42X4399 and the maintenance manual is here.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 66749.html

Thank you very much,
i just bought a new fan from IBM france site.
maybe will get back to you if have problems replacing it. Although everything is explained in details in the manual.

koray
Posts: 22
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:55 pm

Re: Noise and "Fan Error" on Thinkpad X61 tablet

#4 Post by koray » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:28 am

hikee wrote:... I also red that there is a software for fan control - but still can t find the proper one....
That software is TPFanControl062. I set up my CPU power setting to adaptive and adjusted the limits of tpfc62 so that fan doesn't work at all most of the times. My CPU temperature wanders around 50-55'C and my X61T is ultra quiet. Since the fan is less used, I expect it to live longer.

When you are installing the fan be careful not to bend the mainboard and make sure the chip surfaces are ultra clean for clean adhesion. My experience from Sony Vaio SZ-1 is that the connection between chip surfaces and cooling equipment makes great impact on cooling efficiency. Sadly I remember servicing old Thinkpads where previous service guy forgot to remove protective folio on the replacement fan before installing them. Thank God those CPUs didn't get that hot. :-)

Good luck.

K.
X61T SXGA+ IPS Intel X25-M 80GB, X60s, T60

hikee
Posts: 4
Joined: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:47 pm
Location: Paris, France

Re: Noise and "Fan Error" on Thinkpad X61 tablet

#5 Post by hikee » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:45 am

I managed to change the Fan .. long and risky procedure.. But result is great. The old one looks identical .. i don't know wheat was wrong with it. it was getting really hot and some connexions (like USB ports) started malfunctioning ( i guess that was related with heat ?). I was told several time that such a heat was normal - now i see that its not.
Thanks everyone for advices.

Harryc
Moderator Emeritus
Moderator Emeritus
Posts: 13228
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:23 am
Location: Upstate New York

Re: Noise and "Fan Error" on Thinkpad X61 tablet

#6 Post by Harryc » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:48 am

You're welcome. Good luck with the tablet.

crashnburn
ThinkPadder
ThinkPadder
Posts: 1724
Joined: Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:26 pm
Location: TX, USA & Bombay, India

Re: Noise and "Fan Error" on Thinkpad X61 tablet

#7 Post by crashnburn » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:15 am

Harryc wrote:If you are getting a fan error there is no work-around beside fan replacement. The FRU# is 42X4399 and the maintenance manual is here.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 66749.html
What would be a good economic replacement? Where to get from?
T61 8892-02U: 14.1"SXGA+/2.2C2D/4G/XP|Adv Mini Dock|30" Gateway XHD3000 WQXGA via Dual-link DVI
X61T 7767-96U: 12.1"SXGA+/1.6C2D/3G/Vista|Ultrabase
W510 4319-2PU: 15.6"FHD/i7-720QM/4G/Win7Pro64 (for dad)
T43 1875-DLU: 14.1"XGA/1.7PM-740/1G/XP (Old)

Post Reply
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Return to “Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 53 guests