I love the Krait II thus far, but its central processing core cooling fans developed a serious whine after Sunday's rescue missions for the Modular Terminals I need to get to Marco; probably warped from all the heat. The exposure to the station's heat also voided the Faulcon warranty, so I had to source the parts and will be conducting the repair myself. Fortunately, the rescue ship had the factory parts on hand; I was really dreading having to fly in this condition if they didn't. I had to wait a couple of days for the third-party sale to process, though, so I've been doing what I can for the poor souls from the station in the mean time. (Volunteers' extended dock fees are waived). The fans were delivered to my berth this morning, and I'll be attempting the repair this evening. My DBX never needed any such repairs, so this'll be my first attempt at a DIY. Space Google tutorials have been easy to come by, and it looks simple enough, but still...fingers crossed.
My laptops CPU fan started squealing horribly on Sunday. Unlike in the narrative, I continued playing knowing that I need not be too concerned until it stops making noise! Still, I have left it off since. I ordered the factory replacement fan (and the GPU fan on account) yesterday, and they arrived today. I'll be changing them after work, in about two hours. I've done PC and some laptop work before, but never on my current laptop, an MSI MS-16K2, and I've never had to mess with a motherboard in a laptop, so I hope I don't screw it up!