tecknopunk
New Member
so i just re-relized that my psu fan is not working and i am wondering if replacing the fan myself is an easy task or not, does anyone have any input?
PSU fan
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bomberboysk
Active Member
Depends on the power supply, on some its soldered directly to the board and you would need to cut and splice the wires, or some just has a standard 3pin connector. Even if you have to spice them though, its a simple task.
Aastii
VIP Member
if it is still in warranty, send it to be repaired, because the fix voids the warranty.
If it isn't under warranty, take the casing off, see how the fan is connected. Normally it is just 2 or 3 pin but it is often glued down and is sometimes a soldered fan, sooooooo, get a new fan they are pretty much all 120mm fans in the power suplies. Put the cables in, you may have to cut the old ones and the new ones, strip both back, twist and solder. Make sure the wires are long enough aswell, so don't go cutting them right at the base
. When they are in, screw the fan in, put the cover on, fire it up and see if the new fan is up and running 
should note aswell that sometimes the 2 pin fans have smaller, closer together pins than your average fan, so even if you can take it out, you may still have to get your soldering iron out, even if it is just to swap plugs over
If you can't remember the direction of the fan when you took it off, the side with the wires coming from the middle and the 4-points holding the fan itself to the outside almost always, and i mean 99% of the time, blows, so uncovered=suck, 4-point cover=blow
Oh, and if you don't have a soldering iron, you can twist the wires together, cover each seperately with insulation tape or thermal shrink wrap or something that will cover the wires and stay on, then tape them together quite far either end of bare wire to take any stress or strain but make absolutely 100% sure there is no bare wire so the fan can't short on the other fan wire or on the side of the case or worse, on a power supply component, then you could short the whole thing out. Once you have them twisted and taped, that should stay forever because the wire isn't ever moving
If it isn't under warranty, take the casing off, see how the fan is connected. Normally it is just 2 or 3 pin but it is often glued down and is sometimes a soldered fan, sooooooo, get a new fan they are pretty much all 120mm fans in the power suplies. Put the cables in, you may have to cut the old ones and the new ones, strip both back, twist and solder. Make sure the wires are long enough aswell, so don't go cutting them right at the base
. When they are in, screw the fan in, put the cover on, fire it up and see if the new fan is up and running should note aswell that sometimes the 2 pin fans have smaller, closer together pins than your average fan, so even if you can take it out, you may still have to get your soldering iron out, even if it is just to swap plugs over
If you can't remember the direction of the fan when you took it off, the side with the wires coming from the middle and the 4-points holding the fan itself to the outside almost always, and i mean 99% of the time, blows, so uncovered=suck, 4-point cover=blow
Oh, and if you don't have a soldering iron, you can twist the wires together, cover each seperately with insulation tape or thermal shrink wrap or something that will cover the wires and stay on, then tape them together quite far either end of bare wire to take any stress or strain but make absolutely 100% sure there is no bare wire so the fan can't short on the other fan wire or on the side of the case or worse, on a power supply component, then you could short the whole thing out. Once you have them twisted and taped, that should stay forever because the wire isn't ever moving
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kookooshortman55
New Member
They pretty much covered everything.
Saw this video a while ago on YouTube. Would definitely help if you're more of a visual learner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAZAljRrung
Saw this video a while ago on YouTube. Would definitely help if you're more of a visual learner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAZAljRrung
diduknowthat
formerly liuliuboy
Just make sure to leave the computer off for a while before hands, the caps inside can deliver a nasty shock even after being unplugged.
PohTayToez
Active Member
What fun is that? Dive in right away, it's like playing a riskier version of Operation.
kookooshortman55
New Member
lmao
