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Can I purchase and replace one? (it s out of warrantee now) Can't imagine a drop of sewing machine lube will fix it.
Brian Austin said:If this is a laptop, you might have some fun getting to it. I hate taking apart laptops.
No, there shouldn't be any high voltage stuff in there. All 12 & 5VDC stuff, generally. Short a capacitor and you might hear a pop with a little smoke but I doubt you'd feel it.Let'sgoflying! said:Yup, laptop.
I can see an access plate over the fan with ordinary phillips screwheads, sounds promising.
Do these things have high V capacitors in them? Or other stored charge devices that could hurt a fiddler?
Let'sgoflying! said:Yup, laptop.
I can see an access plate over the fan with ordinary phillips screwheads, sounds promising.
Do these things have high V capacitors in them? Or other stored charge devices that could hurt a fiddler?
Brian Austin said:you might hear a pop with a little smoke
I doubt you'd see much in that area, really.Let'sgoflying! said:wont that make me feel great about trying to fix a silly fan.
Let'sgoflying! said:Need help with disassembly. The only way to get at the fan is to remove the flip-up monitor and then more of the case I think.
I can't tell how to disconnect the monitor from the case.
Is it the folded blue plastic that allows the 'wires' to disconnect, or is it the U shaped white plastic? If so, how?
Then to unscrew the fan and find its wiring attachment.
Then to see if I can even buy a new one.
This is not turning out to be so easy.
Those fans are often used for single bay drive enclosures. They're not as hard to find as some laptop parts.fgcason said:As for buying a fan, plan on trying to fix those if possible. You might be able to find a replacement that'll fit the mount. From what I've seen, laptop hardware like that is near impossible to get your hands on for less than the cost of a new G-V.
Brian Austin said:Those fans are often used for single bay drive enclosures. They're not as hard to find as some laptop parts.
Brian Austin said:As for the rest of your post and disassembling laptops...I can't find any discrepancies but I'm not touching it with a ten foot pole, either. I did mine ONCE...and that's it for me. Take photos of each stage of disassembly. Don't lose the screws. BTDT!!
Let'sgoflying! said:That was a plug. It just pulls out. I think the white thing was a guard, it stayed in place.
Let'sgoflying! said:Wife worried.
Very possible that some of them are holding them in.Let'sgoflying! said:Wow Frank, whats your shipping address? You might just be the man for my project!
I am now at another standstill - can't get to or see where the fan wires detach from the board. They run between a circuit board and the bottom case. Not sure what is holding the cb to the case - all the screws are out. Maybe the receptacles (usb, printer, external monitor, serial) at the back are holding it on?
I have replaced those fans on an inspiron before.Let'sgoflying! said:Need help with disassembly. The only way to get at the fan is to remove the flip-up monitor and then more of the case I think.
I can't tell how to disconnect the monitor from the case.
Is it the folded blue plastic that allows the 'wires' to disconnect, or is it the U shaped white plastic? If so, how?
Then to unscrew the fan and find its wiring attachment.
Then to see if I can even buy a new one.
This is not turning out to be so easy.
Been there. Not fun. Oh the joys of an inline four. It's worth it when you are finished.fgcason said:about a month ago in 287 pieces: It runs beautifully now.
fgcason said:I bet she is. It's always unnerving seeing something scattered all over the place for the first time that should be in one pretty piece.
Don't feel bad about a couple pieces. Here's my motorcycle carburetor from about a month ago in 287 pieces: It runs beautifully now.
Let'sgoflying! said:I am now at another standstill - can't get to or see where the fan wires detach from the board. They run between a circuit board and the bottom case. Not sure what is holding the cb to the case - all the screws are out. Maybe the receptacles (usb, printer, external monitor, serial) at the back are holding it on?
jangell said:Been there. Not fun. Oh the joys of an inline four. It's worth it when you are finished.
lancefisher said:Any parts left over?