Laptop Fan Noise

Hi, whenever i turn on my laptop, there's this buzzing noise coming from the cpu fan. i sent it to a repair shop to clean the fan, but the problem still exists. i suspect it's more of a hardware issue than the fan, and if so, where can i get a replacement fan for my laptop? Have been using this laptop for about 1/1.5 years now, problem appeared recently.
HP Pavillion dv6000

I would suggest you to do a BIOS update for the unit, and then follow the instructions mentioned in the following links:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01007591&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_US...
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01657439&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us
Although I am an HP Employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/03/danishconsumer_complaints_board_claim_ibookdefect/
http://www.forbrug.dk/presse/nyheder/pressekit/ibookg4/ibook-g4-english/
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