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26-08-2003
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Help unscrewing two screws to fix computer fan
I managed to get two of the four screws out (yellow arrows point to them) but can't get the other two out. (marked in green) There is a metal piece (marked in red) and the smaller fan (marked in blue). Both are in the way, so it is not possible for me to unscrew them with a screwdriver.
I managed to get past two other screws when taking another computer piece off by placing the bit into the screw, then using needle nose plyers to twist it around 3/4's of a turn, then unscrewed it the rest of the way by hand, which really, really hurt my fingers. I do not believe this can be done with these two screws, however.
Any ideas?
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if not, can you give more picks, from a greater distance?
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I have managed to get the left screw out, but can't get the right one out now. If you look to the right of the right yellow arrow, you can see a lime green piece. This helps keep the power supply in place. Additionally, there are two screws to help out. If I can get both screws out, which will be like hell, I can just take the entire power supply box out and work with it from there , which would be a lot easier. The problem with doing that is that it's hard to unscrew both screws because of all the wires. This tower is jam packed full of stuff.
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Hey wait, IT WORKED!
Ok, I just snapped that green thing right out, unscrewed the screws, took the power supply out, segregated the power box from the fan, and am now disecting the fan.
Can't seem to see how to fix it though now that I have it in front of me now. If it's dust build up, it's inside the little circle thing I can't get to. Guess it wouldn't hurt to deal with it agressively since 1) it doesn't work anyway and 2) I have other ways to cool my system.
Wish me luck and thanks a lot Ultragames!
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Any who, hope you have a new fan to put in it. I have NEVER seen a PSU fan on the out side like that, was it liek that when you got it?
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26-08-2003
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And the fan was like that when I bought it. The big one brings air into the power supply box while the little one shoots air outward. (toward you if you're looking straigh down at it in the image I provided above.)
I'm trying to pull apart this fan, but can't get it to come apart. I tried that one law "if it's broken, force it. If it breaks, it needed fixing anyway" in my pursuit to disect my fan and I'm sure have broken it because there is a green chip and I heard it snap. There is seriously no way to get inside this little bugger. I've put all my might into it and can't open it up no matter what I do.
Guess the next question is: "how much does a new fan cost and what's a good brand to invest in?"
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https://www.svc.com/80vanthertem.html
Get that!! Make it blow INTO your PSU. And, this is VERY important. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING IN YOUR POWER SUPPLY. Im talking you getting electricuted and dieing bud. The tansisters in it can hold ALOT of juice for a long time. DO NOT touch anythign in there!
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