Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 SB - cpu fan failure

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Hi,

I happen to own what many consider the worst laptop made At least
given the normally high expectations from Toshiba.

Reference:
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/26393/
http://www.berick.com/toshibapower.html

My CPU Fan appears to have failed on mine. I still have the original
Toshiba load of Windows XP on the system, and after coming into
Windows XP a dialog comes up saying "System Warning", "Warning: A
problem with the cooling system has been detected. Please turn off
the computer immediately, and return it for service."

Joy. I am from the USA and traveling in South America. This is my
backup laptop, at least I have a trusty IBM ThinkPad as my main one.

I'm assuming the message means the CPU fan has failed, as I don't hear
it. Has anyone attempted repair on this as a do-it-yourself job?

Thanks.

Stephen Gutknecht
Renton, Washington USA
Arica, Chile