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Few newbish questions.
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2002 11:28 pm
by James
What do fan ducts do? And while looking around in my comp i noticed one of my fans was not running, and i couldn't get it to work. Is it broken or not supposed to run, or am i doing something wrong or what? Im new to this sort of thing so bear with my random newbish questions.
Thanks.
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 12:14 am
by FMZ
I know that the fan duct is supposed to run...if you can only find me a picture of it, I should be able answer your question more in depth
Thanks,
FMZ
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 12:20 am
by FlyingPenguin
By duct, do you mean your system has a duct over the CPU heatsink? Some computers like Dells don't have a fan attached to the heatsink - instead there's a duct over it and an exhaust fan on the back.
Yes the fans should all be spinning - if it's not the fan is bad or it's become unplugged. You'll overheat your system if you don't fix it.
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 12:21 am
by Absolut Talent
fan ducts help to move air
there is usually a fan on the end of it. So it would draw air through the duct to circulate in a desired location
As for the fan not running......its either not running cause it isnt plugged in, or it is broken.
fans arent put into a system for no reason, i would say replace it as soon as possible
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 2:48 am
by FMZ
Ok, I see what you're saying. Check if the fan is connected either to motherboard or to the molex connector (those big white connector) If it's connected, your fan is busted. If it's not connected, go ahead and connect it, and do update me
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 5:41 pm
by James
Ive tried it every which way, and still nothing, so i guess it's broken. I was going to order some stuff, so if you can tell me which fan is best ill go ahead and get some. So what's the best fan on the market? Ill probably be adding a fan controller so noise level isnt a big problem.
Thanks.
Check Out This Thread..
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 5:46 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Hey James, First off, welcome to PCA. :B Next, check out this
thread .. Sean has some pretty good fans here that have great prices. Would be hard to find some of these fans at these prices anywhere else. So if they work for what you're looking for, let him know.. eGo
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 9:19 pm
by FlyingPenguin
Case fans are pretty standard and are measured in millimeters. If it's an exhaust fan it's probably 80 x 80mm.
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2002 5:49 pm
by Sean
thank eGo.
Yeah, my prices rock!
