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Computer Woes (power supply fan)
missioncontrol:
Check ebay....I had to find one that was smaller than the standard size to replace one for a friend's PC and that was the only place I could find one somewhat cheap....
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Tritoch84 on December 01, 2004, 02:20:05 pm ---Great...
http://www.barebonekit.net/itemdesc.asp?ic=CSPGW160WATT&eq=&Tp=
Thats it, and it says "Gateway ATX 160 Watt power supply! Very rare and hard to find."
Great. 100 bucks? Screw that, can't I just get a cheaper one that won't fit in that case? or maybe just move everything over to a new case.
(stupid gateway)
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Okay, now you're up to my comments in this thread.
That will run you about $50-60 for a quality case and PS. Then again, if the PC originally only had a 160W supply, you could get by with this $35 case and 300W PS
spystyle:
I work as a computer tech (for the record I'm an uncertified tech of 10 years and I also work in construction)
I have swapped out atleast 50 PSU fans, and as a modder I've added a 2nd fan by cutting a 3" hole in the psu case and hooking 2 fans up to 5 volt (quietly moving almost as much air as a single, louder, 12volt fan)
The guy at my local computer shop says "I never open those!" and he means it, they can zap you dead if you go poking around inside, so be SUPER CAREFUL when you open it.
The typical power supply is a box with a cover held on by 4 small phillips screws, removing the screws you can pop the cover off, you'll typically see an 80mm fan (3" fan) who's wires are soldered to the power supply board, or who's wires have a funky header on them that connect to the board. The replacement fan will most likely not have the same header, so you'll need to use a wire stripper and butt connectors to install the new fan.
A wire stripper , butt connects and 3" fan can be found for about $10
DO NOT run your computer with a bad power supply fan for any length of time, as the power supply can send a deadly charge to your motherboard and components killing them all if it gets too hot.
Make sure that the replacement fan is blowing in the same direction that the old fan was, fans are typically marked with a tiny arrow on top.
Can you dig it?
Craig
missioncontrol:
was it the older gateway or dell pc's that the pin out was different going into the motherboard?
Edit:
Dell....guess I should have read the thread Tiger-Heli posted before typing....
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: missioncontrol on December 01, 2004, 03:10:55 pm ---was it the older gateway or dell pc's that the pin out was different going into the motherboard?
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Dell
Although I can't really verify that Gateway didn't do something similar, but I know Dell did. . .