Re: Fan needs replacement on Dell Dimension



Nobody will blame you for not finding the spare parts department, since it's not one of the more common things people order from Dell.

You want Dell Spare Parts Sales, and you can find them here:
http://warrantypartsdirect.dell.com/us/program/T1421000.ASP.

Ted Zieglar


"Colleyville Alan" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:R7Kdnde1WoI9DfjenZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a Dell desktop that is about 5 years old. It is a Dell Dimension
> B866 and it appears to have two fans, one near the top of the case (for the
> power supply I believe) and one just under it that cools the mother board
> (this has a plastic hood inside the case that directs the air toward the
> mother board).
>
> It is the mother board fan that needs replacement. The bearings are wearing
> out and, while it still pulls air in smoothly, makes a lot of noise. When I
> went to the Dell site, I tried searching for replacement fans and got
> hundreds of hits and could not find what I wanted.
>
> Could anyone suggest the best way to go about this? I'm not sure if I
> should simply email Dell and ask them for a part number or if there is a
> special section on the website to click on or if I should just pull the fan
> and drive to an electronics place like Fry's. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> Alan
>
>
.



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