HP Envy 15 vent replacement

[Arzan]

Hi everyone, 

I've been having overheating and fan noise on my laptop lately, so I cleaned the vent and replaced the thermal paste (haven't touched it in the last 7 years). My laptop does not overheat anymore, but the vent is still a bit noisy. Is there a chance that i will solve the problem by buying a new vent? Will this actually help? If so, what kind of vent should I buy?

I already tried vent speed-regulating softwares and changed the settings in the CPU cooling section ecc.

Thank you in advance,

Paolo

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

By "vent" I am guessing you mean "fan". Here is the Service Manual:

Manual 

The fan is this part:

(14) Fan (includes cable) 720235-001

HP itself will no longer stock this. 

HP Envy 15-J 15-Q 17-J TPN-L110 TPN-L111 ventola di raffreddamento della CPU 720235-001 720539-001 |...

Many of these are for sale on eBay Italy. See p. 63 of the Manual for instructions. 

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

[Arzan]

Do you think replacing the fan (sorry, not vent) will solve my problem? Thank you

Paolo

[Huffer]

Yes fans wear out. They spin very fast and the bearings can get worn and get noisy. A new fan almost always fixes the issue. 

[Arzan]

Thank you, I ordered the new part, we'll see how it goes.

Paolo