Satellite L650-13M: scratching sounds while fan reaches 65% or higher

Hello,
with a look at my TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor, everything looks fine, but everytime the speed level of my cooler reaches 65% or higher it makes loud noises (the higher the louder), a little like scratching sounds...
Don't know how to explain that better, hopefully this Problem is all know...
How to stop that?
Thanks! =)
/Center

Hi
Maybe the fan problem or simply dust and debris prevent the fans from quietly rotating
If the fans are dirty, the compressed air spray might be helpful.
I clean my fans from time to time using such spray
Its the easiest method to remove the dust.
At the other hand your fan could malfunctionsmaybe the small ball bearing inside the module is faulty in such case the fan needs to be replaced.

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