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When i booted my computer up tonight after coming home from work it sounded like someone had started drilling round the back.

As far as i can tell its the fan making the noise. I`m not quite sure whether the blade has come a bit loose and is vibrating or the entire thing has gone and needs to be replaced.

As yet i haven`t opened up the case, i was going to do that tomorrow night but if the fan has gone, how easy is it to replace? are they much the same (apart from size) or will i need a specific one? Sorry if i`m being dumb, i`m just not good with the internal workings of my machine.

CPU fan easy enough
PSU Fan - Replace PSU
Other fan (bolted to case) cheap as chips & twice as easy.




If Mac users are "more intelligent than the average computer user," why do they need an operating system designed for complete idiots?

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CPU fan easy enough
As I only found out last night :)

Rass....on cooling fans...any ideas on very good, but cheap, CPU fans?

Has to be quiet. This machine has always been noisy due to the two fans and the duct between them, but I wanna put as close to silent as I can get fans on it, but with better cooling capabilities, without going daft on cost.

Any ideas?

Jimbo : oÞ
PS: On replacing the CASING FAN, be careful on unscrewing/screwing back in, very easy to thread the area on the fan the screw goes into, the CPU fan should be held on a plastic "bridge" that you only need to push apart the sides for it to pop out (well...it does on a P4 HT socket 478 :D)

I havent been in the "Trade" trade for about 4 years now, everything I fit is all warranty parts from HP\Compaq.

We used to keep a lot of CoolerMasters in as a generic fan about that time though.




If Mac users are "more intelligent than the average computer user," why do they need an operating system designed for complete idiots?

I just put a new one on mine-for Athlons up to 3300+-. I was going for one more expensive than this one , but the tech guy in the shop reckoned this one would be better and quieter. I was also buying a new PSU unit and the combination of the two has finally sorted out a problem I`ve had for a year (processor-XP2600+ wasn`t getting enough `juice` to run on 333fsb from the 350w psu I had and was only showing as an XP2000+), and it runs so quiet, you could hear a cockroach f*rt in here now- not to mention the PC runs about 15-20C cooler than before (thanks in part to a `CoolBios` flash off the net that was recommended to me)

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Athlons up to 3300+-.
Ewwwwwwwwwwww...Athlon;s a sweary word :D

Seriously though, I`ve discovered it`s deffo my processor fan that`s the noisy one, it is a cooler master, so I need to cool it and quieten it..so any advice is greatfully received.

to the OP...did you get yours sorted yet?

Jimbo : oÞ

Thanks for the advice guys, i`m just about to open up my machine to see if there`s anything i can do before i have to buy a new fan. Its just the cooling fan at the back so i hope it isn`t a major issue. After looking at just how cheap they are, i think i`m going to replace it anyway as its bloody noisy under normal running as it is.

Speeze are pretty quiet (I`ve got a Raptorcool). The CoolerMasters I`ve used before have always been pretty noisy.

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PSU Fan - Replace PSU

Can`t emphasise this enough - DO NOT MESS ABOUT INSIDE THE PSU UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!

I`ve known people to get quite a jolt from stored charge in capacitors - `..Oo, I didn`t know you had to discharge the components before fiddling about in there` is probably written on a few gravestones, so be careful out there, guys n gals!



SN

This item was edited on Tuesday, 30th November 2004, 22:50

Good advice, for sure (Dinsdale), but we are talking about replacing a psu rather than going into it`s innards-something I`d never dream of advising anyone but a competant electrician to do-especially when you can buy generic psu replacements for a few quids!!