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Is my laptop fan about to give out on me?

Asked by TexasDude (25274points) August 23rd, 2011

I’ve had an HP DV7 Entertainment laptop for about two years now, and I’ve never really had a problem with it.

It’s been running really hot recently, so I bought some air duster and dusted out the fan vents and a nice little puff of dust came out. It started running cooler after that, but every so often, usually right after I boot it up, the fan will make a rapid clicking noise, and it sometimes makes a whirring noise as well.

Does this mean it’s about to crap out on me?

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