IBM repairs in Beijing

[roddy]

Anyone got any recommendations for an IBM service center in Beijing? I'd imagine there are a few, but I can't find a list on their website.

Will be able to find one easy enough by wandering around Bainaohui or Hailong Dasha, but a personal recommendation is always useful. No major work, just need the fan fixed / replaced in a thinkpad laptop.

Roddy

[elina]

Don’t know anything about it personally, but I think you still can get help from:

IBM中国技术服务指南：

http://www-900.ibm.com/cn/support/guide/iws.shtml

如果您有关于全球联保的任何问题请拨打热线电话： 800-810-1818-5308

And from IBM 技术支持中心介绍：

http://www-900.ibm.com/cn/support/guide/helpcenter.shtml

It shows: 800-810-1818, office hour: 8:30AM - 5PM 星期一至五

[HashiriKata]

If the fan died, I would be inclined to leave it just like that.

Fans in laptops are normally not very effective and if they are, they can also be noisy. The fan in my (IBM) laptop is very much alive but rarely comes on, which is equal to "rarely needed/ rarely missed". How hot did you find your laptop in normal use, when the fan was still ok? Is it hotter now?

[roddy]

Hmmm, interesting point. I could probably open it up and disable it myself. At the moment it's just noisy. . .

[HashiriKata]

I thought that the fan's already dead. If you're thinking of opening up the laptop, try downloading the "Hardware Manual" for your model from the IBM website. It'll even tell you how to safely open up the laptop & replace/ disable the fan.

[roddy]

Not dead, just dead noisy. I've opened it up now and pulled the power supply off the fan. Will see what happens . . .

Roddy

[Quest]

http://www.eserviceinfo.com/service_manual/datasheets_i_0.html

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39298

A dead or stuck fan could generate more heat than it was designed to dissipate. it's always a good idea to remove or replace unmoving fans.

[roddy]

Well, seems to be running fine without the fan. I've installed a program (Speedfan) which monitors temperature so I can check it's not overheating - it was getting up to 79oC last night, but not going any higher and didn't burst into flames or anything.

Roddy

[Quest]

79C is too high!

[roddy]

Well, it's still working

This is only a temporary fix until I get the fan sorted out, and I'm letting it cool down when it gets to that temperature. Also, I can balance my tea on the keyboard and it keeps nice and warm.

[mr.stinky]

lenovo bought ibm's pc division and has the rights to 'thinkpad'

you should be able to get a fan replacement at almost any decent lenovo shop

http://www.lenovo.com.cn/

http://www.lenovo.com/cn/zh/homepage.html

i just hope for your sanity that your shop doesn't have a disney-theme laptop

playing "i'm a little teapot" on endless loop.

[roddy]

I have no doubt I'll be able to find one easily, I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for places they'd actually used. Holding steady at 69oC now anyway.

Roddy

[Quest]

My comp's shut-down temp is CPU = 75C. It runs at 4x normally, and can go up to 6x if I don't clean the heatsink and fans for a while.

Check this list to find out what your cpu's max temp is: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pentium+cpu+maximum+temperature

[adrianlondon]

Make sure you change your power settings (both battery and AC) so that it operates in something called "quiet" mode instead of "performance" mode. That tries to keep things cooler (and throttles back the processor speed) in an attempt to avoid use of the fan.

Otherwise, you may find that it'll overheat and start shutting down just when you have loads of unsaved documents open. It seems to sense when you haven't saved stuff

Replacing the fan is worth doing, as it's a cheap job and means you get full performance out of an expensive (relative to the cost of the fan!) laptop.

Still, you could always just get wireless and sit outside where it's too bloody cold to need a fan.