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loud fan trouble with HP D330 Tower desktop computer
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Often the fan gets loud and annoying. Most of the time it is OK, but it is very annoying when it happens. I don't see any way to remove dust from the fan. The fan part appears covered completely in black plastic. Has anyone had luck cleaning the fan on the D330 Tower or a similar model? Thanks. -Tim923 |
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loud fan trouble with HP D330 Tower desktop computer
Tim923 wrote in
: Often the fan gets loud and annoying. Most of the time it is OK, but it is very annoying when it happens. I don't see any way to remove dust from the fan. The fan part appears covered completely in black plastic. Has anyone had luck cleaning the fan on the D330 Tower or a similar model? Is this fan on the front or rear of the case? You should be able to remove it either way, the plastic cover that holds the fan should unsnap from the case, if it's on the front of the case you might have to remove the front panel, if on the rear there may be some screws holding it. If you can't remove it, try this: First, turn off the power and unplug the cord from the powersupply. Yeah, I know you already knew to do this but I have to say it anyway. Next, remove the side cover from the computer and carefully clean out all the accumulated dust. You can use a vacuum cleaner and a brush, hold the vacuum's nozzle near the computer and carefully brush areas inside the case where dust accumulates, stay away from components but get all the areas you can w/o actually disturbing the motherboard, cards, wiring, etc. this will keep dust from being sucked back into the fan after you clean it. To clean the fan after you've removed all the dust you can from inside the case, just hold the nozzle of the vacuum up against the slots where the air blows out, you'll get most of it. Then do the same for the areas where the air intake slots are. Hope this helps. |
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loud fan trouble with HP D330 Tower desktop computer
XS11E wrote:
Is this fan on the front or rear of the case? You should be able to remove it either way, the plastic cover that holds the fan should unsnap from the case, if it's on the front of the case you might have to remove the front panel, if on the rear there may be some screws holding it. Thanks for the quick response. I won't work on it tonight, but soon. I'll let you know if there is trouble. The fan is in the back-right when the computer lies horizontal, or back-top when vertical. Here are the pics of the fan. The flash was bright. http://www.geocities.com/tim_schmits/fan1.jpg http://www.geocities.com/tim_schmits/fan2.jpg http://www.geocities.com/tim_schmits/fan3.jpg |
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loud fan trouble with HP D330 Tower desktop computer
Tim923 wrote in
: XS11E wrote: Is this fan on the front or rear of the case? You should be able to remove it either way, the plastic cover that holds the fan should unsnap from the case, if it's on the front of the case you might have to remove the front panel, if on the rear there may be some screws holding it. Thanks for the quick response. I won't work on it tonight, but soon. I'll let you know if there is trouble. The fan is in the back-right when the computer lies horizontal, or back-top when vertical. Here are the pics of the fan. The flash was bright. http://www.geocities.com/tim_schmits/fan1.jpg http://www.geocities.com/tim_schmits/fan2.jpg http://www.geocities.com/tim_schmits/fan3.jpg OK, that appears to be the fan that cools the CPU, if so it is probably removeable and I think I'd replace it if possible. |
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loud fan trouble with HP D330 Tower desktop computer
XS11E wrote:
OK, that appears to be the fan that cools the CPU, if so it is probably removeable and I think I'd replace it if possible. It is indeed the CPU fan. I had it replaced once already by my brother-in-law and I've only had the computer since Jan 2005. The inside of the computer is very clean so I don't know why I'm having trouble. But it seems to be doing well since I vacuumed around it. |
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loud fan trouble with HP D330 Tower desktop computer
Tim923 wrote in
: XS11E wrote: OK, that appears to be the fan that cools the CPU, if so it is probably removeable and I think I'd replace it if possible. It is indeed the CPU fan. I had it replaced once already by my brother-in-law and I've only had the computer since Jan 2005. The inside of the computer is very clean so I don't know why I'm having trouble. But it seems to be doing well since I vacuumed around it. Good, I hope that fixes it! |
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