-=PCTechTalk=- Re: The dog poo hits the fans
- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:59:04 -0500
Becky,
I have a scooper you can use. :O)
The power supply fan is responsible for removing from the case much of
the heat generated by the other components in your system. Since you've
already replaced the other bad fan, chances are good that replacing the
power supply will fix everything that's still ailing your machine. My
suggestion is to just make sure it's a good quality PS (new cases that
include power supplies use the cheapest ones they can get to keep costs
down).
I'll also caution you to touch some bare metal (the metal backside of
the case will do if it's not painted) to discharge any static electricity
you may have stored in your body before touching any computer parts inside
the case. I do this frequently when working on any computer. I'll also
caution you to replace the PS immediately. The longer you wait, the more
chance you're taking that something inside will burn itself out under the
stress of all that excess heat.
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Becky kane" <bekkykane@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "PCTechTalk" <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:31 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- The dog poo hits the fans
> Great I get a computer and then everything starts happening :-( OK, I hope
> the brains here remember what I have, I know it's a dell in a another
> case. I know I'm running XP, and I finally got my husband to move it so I
> could look at it. It was making noises with the fans. Cover off I could
> see my 80mm fan was dead as was my power supply fan but it is still
> working (Power Supply). I am using it now but even after replacing the
> 80mm fan the computer is still locking up, no error messages, just nothing
> works.
>
> I know this is to be expected with the power supply fan not working but I
> would guess my problems have only begun right. New cheap power supply? and
> the cpu fan is working but should I change it too? Right now it locks up
> about 5 times a day :-( but I see more dog poo coming.....LOL
>
>
> Becky
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