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		marekmroz on Aug 24, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A worthy Ultrabook appears: the ThinkPad X1 Carbon... If you haven't yet, you may want to try opening the case and cleaning the fan with compressed air. I fixed the infamous "Fan Error" on my 3yo x61s this way.

jlgreco on Aug 24, 2012 [–]

Yeah, I tried cleaning it extensively. I think a bearing went in it though.

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