Noisy Laptop Fan (Acer Swift SF314) - LFC 

Another simple one today folks, I've got bigger stuff in the works, it's just not quite ready! However, I'm also making time for these 'basics' videos because a lot of people ask me where to start with repairs - and this is it. This kind of work is what I call 'fundamentals', just simple parts replacement jobs. Identify damaged part, locate replacement, order, replace, done. Be it a fan, a hard drive, or an LCD panel, these kinds of jobs pay most of the bills.

When your laptop sounds like a dirtbike XD

Thanks for the tip about the wobbling fan! Didn't know that's a tell tale sign that a fan is broken

Me: watching this video My laptop: don't even think about it

we usually replace the paste for good measure even on Atom and Celeron CPU's, but straight forward video on an easy repair.

I just slap mine a bit till the fan starts spinning normally again. Easy fix

My Dell laptop started having the same problem this morning out of the blue. As I have some experience I started looking around, but didn't find anything concrete. Your video with the brilliant demonstration of a "motorbike laptop" was exactly what I was looking for

I Love your videos, the desktop PC ones are my favorite though. I just wanted to note, that you missed a 3 in the title. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for setting up the Discord! found out your new video was up!

Got the same laptop for a nice price (350 something USD), but it was the Ryzen one. Been searching across RU-vid on how to increase its lifespan considering how cheap it is and I just saw this on my recommended. Thanks for the vid dude.

I am extremely grateful for this video. I want to express my profound gratitude to you, sir. I hate when I send my laptop to a repair shop and they did a shit job on repairing my laptop. I want to learn this kind of thing by myself. I do not want to get ripped off as well. Thank you, good sir. Keep on posting your videos!!!

That noise was hilarious sounded like a whoopy cushion :)

Proud to say that you finished this job on my birthday last year 🤣

hi, i have a question a week ago i have changed my hdd because it failed, and now with new hdd (toshiba) sounds like fan i think the sound from the hdd because i dont remember my laptop was that loud what should i do? from settings i have changed power plan but still the same( my laptop acer )

i have a lenovo y540 and only with this video i could figure out what it was. perfectly explained. my next step is to buy the new fan, thanks for your vid

Could you let us know if you'll need a new tape to attach the new fan properly or it's not necessary? Thanks

Any tips for stripped screw on laptop fan? I cant remove mine. I wanna replace my laptop but screw stuck.

Hello, I would like your help. Where I could get Acer sf314-55 cooling fan? Because I have same issue.

My laptop fan is just making whirring sound should I get it replaced or what should I do will that damage my lap if I don't get it repaired ?

hi there I have brand new acer swift 3 2020 model ,with a similar issue but not caused by the fan .I hear static noise coming from the air vents even when the fan is turned off .like electric crackling noise ,can you pls explain why this is happening.

Hi there, new subscriber here. I found you via Carey Holzman. He mentioned you in a recent video. (It might have been yesterday's video, actually). Looking forward to watching your previous videos.

Also, briefly place piece of paper over the intake grill and see if it sticks 👍

that MBA is very rebellious, most macs don't ever see fan speeds half that high, but this one wanted to live

hi sir , i am having lenovo ideapad gaming. the sound from the fan seems good like that of macbook but while placing my ear near to the back panel i can sense some noise and when the fan is at high speed there is such no issue and when the fan spins at a moderate speed i can sense some kind of ratling vibration on the back and front panel . could you please guide me with this @Adamant IT

For my old dell laptop I bought a new fan which sounds like a small chainsaw. It clearly has a lower quality than the original one. Do you have any tips if I could reduce that noise by e.g. adding a super small drop of oil or WD40?

Hi if i plug out the fan power cable and i use laptop RU-vid browsing light use can the temperature below 80 Celsius? or change the fan a coling brick i wonder if be silent and works😃

hey, already opened up my asus x556U laptop and cleaned the cooling fan. Tell me that is it okay for me to not tape it back again like you did with that laptop? is the cooling performance the same? i cleaned just partially because I'm in a hurry to use my device.

new video! great,where is my popcorn ??? great job ,respect!

I have a Dell laptop and noticed every 15 minutes, the fan kicks in for about 4 to 5 seconds and everything freezes on my laptop of that same 4 to 5 seconds. Is it time time for a replacement? Thanks in advance for any input given.

This was the most helpful video ever. Thank you so much!!!

My fan makes sound only when I use graphic intensive applications. Will there be damage in the GPU?? Can I use my laptop ignoring the sound??

Reminded me of the old MFM and RLL Hard drives when, they where on the last legs & the odd Quantum IDE would make a similar sound. 👍

Does anybody know what the pink strip under the motherboard of the laptop at 4:11 is? Mine is bent so im wondering if thats a bad thing or normal

Exactly what i needed, very good explanation, thanks a lot!

so when it sound like dirtbike its just running on high speed?

My laptop fan make loud noise when i move it like picking up adjusting position or any kind of movement. Whats causing it and whats solution? It often show fan error when i turn on. Its lenovo thinkpad x1 carbon

I got a new laptop a month ago, and now when I start the laptop there's a buzzing noise for 2-3 sec from left side of speaker. But if I switch to BIOS menu .... It constantly makes a buzzing sound and it's coming from left side of laptop where the speaker is located. Is it normal or a serious issue? If it's a issue what component needs to replaced... Please reply

Hello! I bought brand new acer swift 5. And it's making this buzzing sound. It's not loud, but it's annoying. Or is it normal?

remember to detach the battery's cable next time, even if the laptop is turned off, a small screw could cause a huge problem and can even break the whole motherboard if it falls somewhere there

Do you have to put the tape back? Pls respond ASAP if u can

Did you redo the thermal paste?

mine sounds like its buzzing but when I pull on my o key it sounds clean because the o key is slightly lower than the other keys can you show me how to fix this

Should you put the black tape back, to secure it to the heatsink and limit the airflow?

After replacing with new fan, still getting more noise so wt is the solution?

if I hve 5V 0.29A cooling fan can I purchase a Higher amperage like 0.55A??

Hey can you please make a video on how to remove the fan wobble? I don't want to replace the fan

Is it still safe to use when the fan is bonked?

My laptop same issue I need solutions and which fan I need to buy tell me

Can u help me .... How do we figure out which fan to buy ..??

Do we loss the data while changing the fan

How to take our f8 screw? any advice?

Is it like a bad for the labtop or is it just the sound?

My laptop is making a buzzing sound how do do I fix it

My laptop turned into a privat jet.

the laptop fan sound is amazing🤣🤣🤣

Hi! Thanks for the video! I see that you haven't put back the black adhesive tape between the fan and the copper bar, is it unimportant? I didn't put i back when i cleaned my notebook and it works just fine. Thanks.

5:05 RIP heatpipe

When i use a ssd with my laptop, the fan becomes noisy. What can i do ?

I have the same problem on my HP PAVILION 15. I cannot figure out what to do

Dude my laptop makes a worse noise, man I dont know if it's my fan or a car alarm inside, please help me, I've cleaned the fan and verything but still get this annoying sound that only fix sometimes when I slap the back of the laptop, right where the fan is but still will be SO DAMN LOUD EVERYTIME I'm crying

hello sir, my Acer laptop fan makes sound also but it is not too loud...is it normal? it sound zz zz zz......something like that

I have the same laptop and I am planning to reapply thermal paste. That means I'll remove the heatsink, clean the old paste, IPA and apply new paste. Is there anything particular that I should take into account for this laptop? I've done the drill for my desktop but never for a laptop so far. Thanks in advance!

what happened with the macbook air?

Excuse me sir but i need to ask you something i have a asus vivobook with a core i 5 8gen and the cpu its reaching 100c and the pc wont turn of to prevent death i stil have 1 year to send it back. Tel me should i be worried with 100c on the cpu? Sorry for my bad english.

Sir, my laptop is dead after updating the bios using ch341a programmer and I don't have backup bios now. Do you have any solution for this issue?

recently pciked up an older Tagan 600W PSU for next to nothibg - in great condition but a very noisy fan. Bit of searching online and turns out a lot of fans have a rubber fan coveting the bearing and a single drop of oil into there and its inaudible now. Result

that's replacement not a fix.. I have old laptop with no spare parts available, this "fix" doesn't help.

can it break the laptop if i dont fix it?

thanks so much for the guide! planning to change my laptop fan its been buzzing nonstop.

shouldn't you unplug the battery before you do anything to the computer?

Hi! I have a question. I have the same issue with my laptop and I looked everywhere for a new fan replacement on eBay and couldn’t find. I was wondering if you know any other laptop brands that use the same fan as the CEPTER N510-01 laptop 😊 it would help me out greatly 🫶🏼🫶🏼

thank you, way easier than other videos

But I have an Asus Vivo Flip 360 and it is a computer and a tablet in one.. But however I purchased a Laptop Cooler made by the brand Aicheson , and I read the instructions. But, however the fan was rattling a lot with very great power. Not only this the cooler had 2 lights that were supposed to glow bright blue or dark blue. When I plugged the fan into my computer only one blue light was on. Not only this the fan was really rattling and wouldn't stop. I had to unplug it really quick because I thought my computer was dying......Please help meee.

Thought u were going to be repairing the fan I have a smart problem but my fan is working causing a lot of unnecessary noise

This is the same problem with me, what should I do

I have a toshiba satellite c850, which my father give me at 3 years ago, and now the laptop have got some problems, auto turned off suddenly (even i removed the battery) and the lvds cable was losted by mistake, and key board also broken(so i can't use fn keys to share the display to an external monitor), so is there any way to bypass the display only to the externel VGA port? Remember my keyboard is not usable, and i dont want to buy that, so pls, is there any way to modify the Mobo of the system?

thank you for this great video, ive been trying to determine if my fans been to be replaced or just cleaned since i apparantly can't pay someone to do the job honestly, oh well, i guess it wouldn't hurt to just do it myself , probably cheaper anyways

i had a noisy fan in my msi gl72 7rd, i replaced with a new fan and a few weeks later the noise gremlin came back ffs

I've started hearing some small kind of rattling myself on my laptop but I don't know if it is a bearing issue. It's very faint and you only really hear it when you angle the screen a certain way or when you put your ear right against the keyboard. is this normal? It's not the hard drive btw. Also it depends on how I held the laptop. Like only with one hand or with both which cause it to bend a little I think. Is this just wear and tear from a lot of use or something and nothing really to worry about?

LOL, I'd keep it for the entertainment value ....brilliant sounds! :D

When I turn mine off the fan still goes and there’s nothing I can do about it

Thank You very much, My laptop has the same issue which also causes it to overheat alot and now I know what the issue is :)

what video games is he playing on that thing to need steam and origin?

I have the same problem but with my HP pavallion G6 laptop it's 5 years old and when I play on table it doesent make sounds at all... But when I lift it up, tilt it, or take it from place to place the fan makes a lot of noise. Comment and help pls

Great video!

I love your explanation

My Asus tuf gaming laptop is sounding like the MacBook . Will it effect the laptop or decrease it's performance ?

I’m afraid I’m going to break something when I open the back do you think that can happen?

Well guess it's time to clean the fan, thanks man

Thanks for this video Mate ! I just ordered a fan for my wife's laptop Finger crossed hoping it will work ;) Cheers from France !

Wow... Never heard something like that. It must be Acer Ferrari series.

How much for u to fix my fan

Hi, could you please tell me the screwdriver size that you used to open the laptop?

if the fan continues to work like that, will it die eventually or just make annoying noises? I'm asking because i've been dealing with the same problem since a few months, brand new rog asus laptop not even a year old and the fan is garbage. Unfortunately i live in a useless country where getting simple things as fans is a hassle

Thanks so much my screws were tiny so I had to get a glasses fixing kit for a small screwdriver

looks like very similar fan thats in my razer blade 15, ive had it for probably about 3 years now great laptop but charger wears out and they aint cheap and my fan did exactly what this one did it would start vibrating when fan speed would ramp up and would stop and re start several times and be fine, i replaced them already but still waiting on new battery to come because mine was super swollen cant believe it didnt burn my house down

It does work in asus?

Love ur work!~

I just got the same fan problem with my laptop and I'm scared to even use it because the sound is so noisy and it feels like my laptop will expl9de

when you listen to the video, and you can't tell which laptop is making the noise