![Does this laptop fan need the cover? I took the fan apart to clean it cuz it was making a grinding noise, which fixed it. But the cover got a little banged Does this laptop fan need the cover? I took the fan apart to clean it cuz it was making a grinding noise, which fixed it. But the cover got a little banged](https://preview.redd.it/b5innzljkz481.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8367a665c08ecf4f22e75da443a4f4f5083ff76a)
Does this laptop fan need the cover? I took the fan apart to clean it cuz it was making a grinding noise, which fixed it. But the cover got a little banged
![SOLVED] - Computer makes grinding noise on startup for 5 minutes, then behaves normally. | Tom's Hardware Forum SOLVED] - Computer makes grinding noise on startup for 5 minutes, then behaves normally. | Tom's Hardware Forum](https://i.imgur.com/JtHUlEN.jpg)
SOLVED] - Computer makes grinding noise on startup for 5 minutes, then behaves normally. | Tom's Hardware Forum
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