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aibling328
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December 19th, 2005 15:00
Noisy fan Dim8200
My Dimension 8200 has a noisy fan. I'd like to either replace it or lubricate the fan bearings. I need to know if this fan is a fixed speed fan or variable speed (as needed)?
Is there anything I need to know about this fan, goofy voltage, plug, size.... etc.?
Karl
aibling328
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Posted December 19th, 2005 21:00
Thank you all for your answers. Also the link on how to lube a fan bearing, which I have done before. I should be interesting to see how much Dell wants for a fan! LOL.
Karl
nontoxicsafe
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Posted December 19th, 2005 21:00
Hi there, If you're going to replace the CPU fan, well for a replacement you need to:
Call dell parts dept, the number depends on where you live(country), but you can use
another make/brand of fan but you'll get a fan failure message every time you boot up your system.
You see dell use a different plug/socket which plugs into the motherboard than other
manufactures/makes.
Some poeple have tried to "hot wire" another make fan to make it work but there could
be issues.
Best of luck
nontoxicsafeshesagordie
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Posted December 19th, 2005 22:00
aibling328Karl.You can buy a replacement unit for the D-8200 for $9.99 from here.Bev.lmoldovanyi
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Posted December 19th, 2005 22:00
I had to buy a new fan for my Dimension 4600C and the replacement that Dell sent was way noisier than the original, btw.
shesagordie
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Posted December 19th, 2005 21:00