OT: replacement fan for an Intel heatsink

[Duncan MacGregor]

You didn't say what Intel CPU you are trying to cool.

What is making noise is the *fan*, which is is dusty and dirty, and now out-
of-balance. Clean an oil it, and it won't make noise any more.

If you don't want to disturb the heatsink, leave it in place, but clean it, 
and clean the fan:

You need to clean the  fan blades, and put a drop of light oil on the fan 
bearing.

To do this, you need a screwdriver, and a can of compressed air.

The fan is usually screwed onto the heatsink, and has a cord that is plugged 
into a socket in the motherboard.  

Unplug the fan cord from the motherboard.
Unscrew the fan from the heatsink.
Using a can of compressed air, blow the dustbunnies from the heatsink.
Using can of compressed air, bow the dust off the fan blades.
On the bottom of the fan, there will be a paper  sticker. Peel it back and you 
will find an plastic disk set into the fan. pull open the disk to reveal the 
bearing. put a drop of 3-in-one oil on the bearing.
Put the plastic disk back.
Put the label back.
Put the fan back on the heatsink using the screws.
Plug the fan cord back into the motherboard. 

Good luck

Dunc


On August 22, 2011 03:37:52 pm you wrote:
> On 22/08/2011, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Replacing the fan on a heat sink is probably more work than replacing the
> > whole heatsink.  Turning four little mount tabs and lifting a complete
> > heatsink off and putting on a new one and clicking it in place is less
> > work than trying to find and replace a (hopefully) screwed on fan from
> > a heatsink assembly.
> 
> But note, when you replace a heat sink you also have to clean the old
> heat sink grease or thermal melt gunk off of the CPU and apply new
> grease.

-- 
Duncan MacGregor  -- Toronto --
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