HP Pavilion G6 Fan Issue

Recently I noticedd that if my HP Pavilion is at a position where the fan of it is in the air. It makes a weird sound like it is hitting something, other than that it is almost 100% quiet.
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Hi Sacred5010. If there is something occasionally rubbing the fan, you might have to open up your notebook and physically check it out. If you are not within the warranty period of course, otherwise you should contact support.
I had a similar issue on my desktop, and it turned out to be an errant molex cable that kind of bounced in the fan spin range occasionally.
"Fan/heat sink assembly" instructions begin on page 70: Pavilion G6 Notebook
HP technical support: 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region please click the link HERE to get the support number for your region.
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