Dell did not fix my Latitude D800's fan...

So I did...and the whole story is here. If your Latitude D800 has the same
problem, this might help.

http://12.206.251.215/d800fanrepair/

Comments welcomed.

William

well done. but i wonder if you asked dell tech support to send you out a
replacement fan or if you asked dell spare parts if you could just order
(buy) one? they seem to be willing to send out spare parts to be installed
at your own risk these days... must have figured out how much it saves them
if they don't have to pay a tech to do it, and it saves the customer from
having to be without their machine if all they have is return to depot
service.

"William R. Walsh" m
wrote in message news:KVPTj.97526$TT4.53569@attbi_s22...
So I did...and the whole story is here. If your Latitude D800 has the same
problem, this might help.

http://12.206.251.215/d800fanrepair/

Comments welcomed.

William

On Tue, 06 May 2008 03:05:14 GMT, "William R. Walsh"
m wrote:

So I did...and the whole story is here. If your Latitude D800 has the same
problem, this might help.

http://12.206.251.215/d800fanrepair/

Comments welcomed.

William

Pretty damn impressive, and brave. Dell should give you a free
laptop! I like the egg carton idea. Good photos. Is it OK to use
Mobile One synthetic motor oil? I don't have anywhere near the
patience to follow the instructions, much less produce them. Good
job!

On Mon, 05 May 2008 23:22:35 -0500, journey wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 03:05:14 GMT, "William R. Walsh"
om wrote:

So I did...and the whole story is here. If your Latitude D800 has the same
problem, this might help.

http://12.206.251.215/d800fanrepair/

Comments welcomed.

William

Pretty damn impressive, and brave. Dell should give you a free
laptop! I like the egg carton idea. Good photos. Is it OK to use
Mobile One synthetic motor oil? I don't have anywhere near the
patience to follow the instructions, much less produce them. Good
job!


I too once had to remove the paper backing on a pc fan to oil (I
forgot whether I used WD40 or cooking oil now) it up and it has worked
fine since. In fact it is quieter than when it was new. Of course
pc's are easier to work on than laptops but I've already taken apart
some of my laptop so the fear for working on my laptop for me is gone.
I agree a small set of screw drivers is a must.

Hi!

but i wonder if you asked dell tech support to send
you out a replacement fan or if you asked dell spare
parts if you could just order (buy) one?

I never thought of that. Even if I had, I'm not optimistic that they
would have been able to find the piece I needed.

I don't know if I'd recommend this procedure to someone who is not
already a little familiar with laptop repair.

William

Hi!

Pretty damn impressive, and brave.

Thanks.

Dell should give you a free laptop!

Heh. It is "all in a day's work" as far as I'm concerned. Although I
wouldn't turn down a free laptop. (Running XP, not Vista.)

I like the egg carton idea.

I can't take credit for that:
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/tshoot.htm#tshmis

Is it OK to use Mobile One synthetic motor oil?

I certainly have. I keep Mobil One 5W30 for my cars, so there's always
a bottle around that can be used. Anything (well, almost anything) is
better than whatever the factory puts in.

I just don't get why these fans fail. I also collect and use IBM PS/2
computers. Some of them are old enough to drink now (!!!) and not a
one has ever lost a power supply fan. Ever. So it can be done...

William

(OT) Need any more 101-key IBM clicky key keyboards for your stable of PS/2s? I
clean, refurb and test them when there is demand. I still have some here.

(not OT) They also work with Dells.

.... Ben Myers

On Tue, 6 May 2008 07:40:01 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Hi!

Pretty damn impressive, and brave.

Thanks.

Dell should give you a free laptop!

Heh. It is "all in a day's work" as far as I'm concerned. Although I
wouldn't turn down a free laptop. (Running XP, not Vista.)

I like the egg carton idea.

I can't take credit for that:
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/tshoot.htm#tshmis

Is it OK to use Mobile One synthetic motor oil?

I certainly have. I keep Mobil One 5W30 for my cars, so there's always
a bottle around that can be used. Anything (well, almost anything) is
better than whatever the factory puts in.

I just don't get why these fans fail. I also collect and use IBM PS/2
computers. Some of them are old enough to drink now (!!!) and not a
one has ever lost a power supply fan. Ever. So it can be done...

William

Hi!

(OT) Need any more 101-key IBM clicky key keyboards
for your stable of PS/2s?

Not right now at least. I've got *boxes* of them from the area school
system. Whenever I need one, I just pull one out, take it apart and
toss it in the dishwasher. They come out looking brand new.*

Or, if I'm desperate, I'll use it as found. It's pretty amazing that
after a little more than a decade (1990-2001) of service in the hands
of schoolchildren that these things still work great. I'm typing on
one now, in fact.

William

* Do NOT try this with the grey ones. They are made of a different
kind of plastic that MELTS in a dishwasher!