PSU Fan

fluxflux
edited January 2004 in Hardware
About a week ago I booted up my computer, and it made this horrible grinding noise. After a frantic search, I figured out it was originating from the PSU fan, and that the fan was not rotating fast enough to move air.

I immediately killed the computer, and switched out PSUs with another one I had in my closet full of old parts. Trouble is, the other psu is short a connector, and one of my cd drives is no longer connected.

I want to change out fans in the old psu, but what's involved? I took it apart to look, not sure where the fan wires trail off to in that mess... I suppose I could just splice the fan wires from my new fan, but is there any danger in that?

p.s. what happened to the forums, I used to be a member here like 2 years ago, my old name is gone...

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  • NebulousNebulous New York, The Empire State
    edited January 2004
    There's been some problems and we're working on it.

    As for the psu fan, all you have to do is splice the wires. Make sure it's black to black and red to red. A little solder and black tape. Done.;)
  • AranyicAranyic Casstown, OH Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    The site was hacked about 6 months ago, Mortin decided he wanted to get out so the site was taken over by a few members :).

    BTW watch out in the psu :p. It holds a nasty charge for a while.

    -Aranyic
  • fluxflux
    edited January 2004
    Thanks for the info about the PSU

    heard about the sight changing hands, but not porblems with old login names :-/
  • verselloversello New
    edited January 2004
    Originally posted by flux
    About a week ago I booted up my computer, and it made this horrible grinding noise. After a frantic search, I figured out it was originating from the PSU fan, and that the fan was not rotating fast enough to move air.

    I immediately killed the computer, and switched out PSUs with another one I had in my closet full of old parts. Trouble is, the other psu is short a connector, and one of my cd drives is no longer connected.

    I want to change out fans in the old psu, but what's involved? I took it apart to look, not sure where the fan wires trail off to in that mess... I suppose I could just splice the fan wires from my new fan, but is there any danger in that?

    p.s. what happened to the forums, I used to be a member here like 2 years ago, my old name is gone...

    Ya, as Neb said, you can just splice the wires and screw in a new fan. I did that to a PSU in a Shuttle computer and it works great.

    You could also try oiling the bearings of the fan as an alternative, although a new fan would be better in the long-run.
  • AranyicAranyic Casstown, OH Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Originally posted by flux
    Thanks for the info about the PSU

    heard about the sight changing hands, but not porblems with old login names :-/
    Entire database was lost, old users/posts everything.
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