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Ok it occured to me from time to time a lot of us have problems with noisy fans, either from CPU, Graphics cards or Onboard Chipsets. I decided after a little while debating if I should try do a very small and crude tutorial and show people how to strip and quieten down their fans.
So forgive the crudeness and poor quality of the pictures
I will hopefully be doing a small video soon to accompany this tuturial as soon as I can find the time. Hopefully it will prove a bit more informative and easier to follow. All I need to do is find someone that is willing to host if for me..
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OK first of all I wont go into detail on how to take a fan out or off of your system I think that is pretty much straightforward. However the first picture shows you basically what you need to hand.
1 Fan (DOH!)
2 Pins preferably the sort you see in the picture. The small bead of plastic help it not to slip between your fingers.
3 A steady hand
And finally oil of some sort. There are many kinds, and to be honest probably WD40 would do the job just aswell, however I have decided to use some Castrol GTX that I had laying around from my last car. (May she rest in piece amoung all the others waiting to be scrapped GRRRR) However some light machine oil as Mucks suggested is probably more than ample
Pour a tiny amount into the cap or anything else that wont spill easily (and I mean tiny you dont need much at all)
Right now the fan, turn the fan unit over and look or feel for a small hole underneath the sticker. Peel the sticker off if it has one. Bear in mind not all fans are and will look the same under the sticker. In this case the spindle had a small plastic cover over the top. You should see a small steel rod in the centre, around that should be a very small plastic split washer. This is the tricky part, using the two Pins gently prise the washer out. Keep in mind you need to do it carefully as you do need this to put back on. The washer does sit into a notch in the rod very slighty so please be carefull and patient.
Ok once you have dont that you can gently remove fan from the rest of the unit as below. One thing i want to mention is other fans I have come across have had a separate ball bearing spindle inside the hub take care not to lose it.
Ok clean inside the hub of the main unit with a cotton bud or a dry cloth to get rid of any debri that may hav accumulated over use. Now get a pin that you used earlier and apply a very small amount of oil from the cap to the centre of the hub, or if you have one the Ball bearing spindle (Very important. You literally only need one drop)
Once this is done slot fan back into main unit again and carefully replace the small split Nylon washer you removed earlier again taking care not to damage it (use both pins to position into place)
Put sticker back onto rear of fan and reconnect.
So forgive the crudeness and poor quality of the pictures
I will hopefully be doing a small video soon to accompany this tuturial as soon as I can find the time. Hopefully it will prove a bit more informative and easier to follow. All I need to do is find someone that is willing to host if for me..
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OK first of all I wont go into detail on how to take a fan out or off of your system I think that is pretty much straightforward. However the first picture shows you basically what you need to hand.
1 Fan (DOH!)
2 Pins preferably the sort you see in the picture. The small bead of plastic help it not to slip between your fingers.
3 A steady hand
And finally oil of some sort. There are many kinds, and to be honest probably WD40 would do the job just aswell, however I have decided to use some Castrol GTX that I had laying around from my last car. (May she rest in piece amoung all the others waiting to be scrapped GRRRR) However some light machine oil as Mucks suggested is probably more than ample
Pour a tiny amount into the cap or anything else that wont spill easily (and I mean tiny you dont need much at all)
Right now the fan, turn the fan unit over and look or feel for a small hole underneath the sticker. Peel the sticker off if it has one. Bear in mind not all fans are and will look the same under the sticker. In this case the spindle had a small plastic cover over the top. You should see a small steel rod in the centre, around that should be a very small plastic split washer. This is the tricky part, using the two Pins gently prise the washer out. Keep in mind you need to do it carefully as you do need this to put back on. The washer does sit into a notch in the rod very slighty so please be carefull and patient.
Ok once you have dont that you can gently remove fan from the rest of the unit as below. One thing i want to mention is other fans I have come across have had a separate ball bearing spindle inside the hub take care not to lose it.
Ok clean inside the hub of the main unit with a cotton bud or a dry cloth to get rid of any debri that may hav accumulated over use. Now get a pin that you used earlier and apply a very small amount of oil from the cap to the centre of the hub, or if you have one the Ball bearing spindle (Very important. You literally only need one drop)
Once this is done slot fan back into main unit again and carefully replace the small split Nylon washer you removed earlier again taking care not to damage it (use both pins to position into place)
Put sticker back onto rear of fan and reconnect.
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