"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:54:40 GMT, Jenny Talyor
> <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>"Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in
>>news:Oloh$065FHA.1420@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:
>>
>>> Clean the fan and heatsink, and/or replace or get replaced the
>>> fan and heatsink..
>>>
>>
>>...a squirt of WD40 lubricant on the fan spindle can help as well.
>
> No, WD40 is not a lubricant and is a short-term fix at most.

How about a 3-in-1? I have used that to good effect in a case fan before now
and it helped. Its probably conductive, but only a problem if it actually
comes in contact with electronics.