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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: crashwg on April 16, 2005, 11:22:01 pm
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Please oh please anyone who has a spare CPU fan lying arround that doesn't need it anymore, mine just died a couple hours ago and seeing as though I just got fired on thursday and I'm barely going to be able to pay my bills there's pretty much no way that I'll be able to afford a new one. I know that it's a pretty inexpensive item so that's why I'm hoping someone has one lying arround that they'd let me have for nothing!
Now I'm not quite sure as to what information you need to know if you've got the right fan or not but the PC is an emachine model # A26EV17F and the specs are:
# Microsoft
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Just wonderring, how does your fan "die"? Did you take it out and try giving it power from say, a 9v battery? You need an AMD fan, so I can't help you.
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Just wonderring, how does your fan "die"?
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First, stop trying to use that computer. AMD chips overheat easily and they can be permanently "cooked".
Most of the newer mobos *should* shut down if it senses the cpu fan isn't turning. It monitors the the pins where the cpu fan is plugged into the mobo. If just the fan is cooked, and your mobo is "smart", you should be ok right now. That would be why it pauses for a second before trying to boot again. If the power header or some other part of the board is fried, then you're SOL. ;)
Any fan will work as long as it can be attached to the mobo pins and aimed at the heatsink. If you have an old case fan, swap the plug leads and you're ready to go. Otherwise it'll cost you ~$8-$12 wherever computer stuff is sold nearest you. Be careful swapping the cpu fan because the AMD chips do chip/crack easily and then you'd really be hating it. Where are you located? There might be someone local with a spare fan. I don't think I have anything under 120mm, but I'll check in the AM. Measure the length of one of the sides of the fan (in mm) and post it. The same size fan will bolt up easier, but anything can be used in a pinch.
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It's 60mm
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Crash,
I have a fan you can have if you can scrounge shipping costs.
Anyone want to shoot me some money towards shipping and I'll get this out to him.
PM me for paypal.
FedEx ground is what I use. Shipping will be approx $7.50
PM me if you want it.
-Dweebs
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Hey, thanks everyone who even considered helping!
Fortunatly I got what I needed locally at very little cost.
Peace outside!