OT: Replacing CPU fan

[Randy Edwards]

> Wakefield, MA.  I'm contemplating buying a $20 fan and replacing it 
> myself, but I've heard the warnings about breaking the clips, or plastic 
> tabs, or damaging some part of the motherboard with an errant slip of 
> the screwdriver, etc.

    You probably won't need a screwdriver.  I'd say that unless you're the 
type that breaks things without trying, go ahead and replace it.  Just look 
twice to see how the fan is hooked on, approach it a bit gingerly (though 
the fan typically will require some pressure/squeezing force to remove and 
attach) and you'll be fine.

    As far as buying one goes, just pick one up anywhere (Best Buy or most 
anywhere will have one).  Even if you get a really cheap fan (IMHO, 99% of 
them are really cheap:-) chances are you'll have a new machine before the 
fan dies the second time.

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