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   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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