one of the fans on my laptop started making a whining noise. i took the fan out cleaned it as best i could but, but it still kept making the noise. after about 5 minutes it stopped and hasnt made the noise since. should i order a replacement or is it ok? the laptops about 2 years old. cant afford to have the laptop go down as i rely on it for work and i can't afford to miss work over a fan
Yeah bearings are shot in it. But you'll need to get the exact same fan. If you get a different one it will fuck up your registry files and brick the laptop.