Re: Replacement of chipset fan
- From: Haines Brown <brownh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:45:33 GMT
Arno Wagner <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Previously Haines Brown <brownh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I'm about to replace the chipset fan on an Asus A8N-SLI motherboard,
>> without removing the motherboard if possible.
>
>> First, to make installation easy (not have to remove the motherboard),
>> I wonder if it might be possible simply to bend the existing prongs
>> aside to the point the business end hopefully breaks away. I
>> know this is probably an impossible question to answer in the
>> abstract, but wonder if anyone's tried it.
>
> Really depends. Some you can basically pull out, some not.
> You should be able to clip off the top and push the rest through
> the hole. Since it is plastic the risk is low.
>
>> Second, the present fan is presumably attached to the chip by the
>> adhesive thermoconducting strip. I worry about just tearing the fan
>> away. Can I exert sufficient force to do that without endangering the
>> chip? If not, what's the best approach?
>
> That is a potential problem. Some people advise to twist it off.
Thanks, Arno. Getting access to the back of the motherboard would be a
real pain. I found that snapping the plastic pin by bending didn't
work. But clipping it with a end-cutting plier maybe will allow me to
push what's left through the hole. And I'll try a gentle twist.
Thanks.
--
Haines Brown
KB1GRM
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