Asus A8N-SLI chipset fan failing; how to replace?

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Andrew Krieg

I'm pretty disappointed this fan is near-inoperable after less than 6
months of operation. How can you replace this fan? It seems to be
attached by a couple of springy bolts. Can you pop the fan off without
taking the whole motherboard apart and out of the case?
 
First said:
If your board looks like the one pictured here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20050323/images/asus_board_big.jpg
where the spring-loaded pins are plastic, you can always butcher them with a
wire cutter or pliers. This means you'll need new pins with the replacement
heat sink.

Alternatively, carefully peel back the label and put in a few drops of
sewing machine oil or Castrol 5W30. This will keep the fan going for a short
while.
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I had the same problem with the same board after a couple of months.
Did end up taking the mobo out to squeeze the rear of the pegs together.
Didn't want to damage the board.

On a plus point, the new fan they sent me was bigger, operated at lower
rpm and was therefore a lot quieter. You have to mount it diagonally,
which they didn't tell me at first, but it was worth the hassle.

HTH

Wackojacko
 
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