Noisy chipseet fan

Hi.
Was wondering if anyone's changed or oiled a noisy chipset fan on a NF7.
Or maybe what a better fix might be.
Mainly I want to know how to take it off. It's got 2 little hexhead
pins (?) that are spring loaded or something. I don't want to break
it:-) Do these pins turn out like screws? Any help would be much
appreciated.
Thanks.
John

"jeh" wrote in message
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| Hi.
| Was wondering if anyone's changed or oiled a noisy chipset fan on a NF7.
| Or maybe what a better fix might be.
| Mainly I want to know how to take it off. It's got 2 little hexhead
| pins (?) that are spring loaded or something. I don't want to break
| it:-) Do these pins turn out like screws? Any help would be much
| appreciated.
| Thanks.
| John
|


Hi John -

The NF7 chipset fan pins are released from beneath the motherboard. Makes
it too much fun changing them out when they fail (and, like most cheap-o
chipset fans... they do fail). Yep, you gotta remove the mobo to get at
'em. Squeeze 'em and they pop right out (just like blackheads).

Unfortunately, unlike previous mobo fans, the ones on the NF7 don't appear
to be 'oilable' -- replacement is in order.

Jef

Jef Norton wrote:
"jeh" wrote in message
...
| Hi.
| Was wondering if anyone's changed or oiled a noisy chipset fan on a NF7.
| Or maybe what a better fix might be.
| Mainly I want to know how to take it off. It's got 2 little hexhead
| pins (?) that are spring loaded or something. I don't want to break
| it:-) Do these pins turn out like screws? Any help would be much
| appreciated.
| Thanks.
| John
|


Hi John -

The NF7 chipset fan pins are released from beneath the motherboard. Makes
it too much fun changing them out when they fail (and, like most cheap-o
chipset fans... they do fail). Yep, you gotta remove the mobo to get at
'em. Squeeze 'em and they pop right out (just like blackheads).

Unfortunately, unlike previous mobo fans, the ones on the NF7 don't appear
to be 'oilable' -- replacement is in order.

Jef


Uuugggg. I was afraid of that. Thanks.

John

I snipped mine as short as i could an pushed pins out tru holes. my 2 cents

"jeh" wrote in message
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Jef Norton wrote:
"jeh" wrote in message
...
| Hi.
| Was wondering if anyone's changed or oiled a noisy chipset fan on a
NF7.
| Or maybe what a better fix might be.
| Mainly I want to know how to take it off. It's got 2 little hexhead
| pins (?) that are spring loaded or something. I don't want to break
| it:-) Do these pins turn out like screws? Any help would be much
| appreciated.
| Thanks.
| John
|


Hi John -

The NF7 chipset fan pins are released from beneath the motherboard.
Makes it too much fun changing them out when they fail (and, like most
cheap-o chipset fans... they do fail). Yep, you gotta remove the mobo to
get at 'em. Squeeze 'em and they pop right out (just like blackheads).

Unfortunately, unlike previous mobo fans, the ones on the NF7 don't
appear to be 'oilable' -- replacement is in order.

Jef


Uuugggg. I was afraid of that. Thanks.

John

Jef Norton wrote:
"jeh" wrote in message
...
| Hi.
| Was wondering if anyone's changed or oiled a noisy chipset fan on a NF7.
| Or maybe what a better fix might be.
| Mainly I want to know how to take it off. It's got 2 little hexhead
| pins (?) that are spring loaded or something. I don't want to break
| it:-) Do these pins turn out like screws? Any help would be much
| appreciated.
| Thanks.
| John
|


Hi John -

The NF7 chipset fan pins are released from beneath the motherboard. Makes
it too much fun changing them out when they fail (and, like most cheap-o
chipset fans... they do fail). Yep, you gotta remove the mobo to get at
'em. Squeeze 'em and they pop right out (just like blackheads).

Unfortunately, unlike previous mobo fans, the ones on the NF7 don't appear
to be 'oilable' -- replacement is in order.

Jef


Hi Jef.
Would it be possible to cut the plastic pins from the front with some
side-cutters, take the fan off, and push the left over pins on through
the board, and install the new ones with the fan without removing the
board???
Just a brain fart here.
John.

"jeh" wrote in message
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|
| Hi Jef.
| Would it be possible to cut the plastic pins from the front with some
| side-cutters, take the fan off, and push the left over pins on through
| the board, and install the new ones with the fan without removing the
| board???
| Just a brain fart here.
| John.
|

Hi John -

Yeah... you could remove the old fan by cutting the pins.

Only problem would be installing the new fan, since the pins come up from
the bottom of the board. Can't figure a way to get the new pins in under
the board without taking it out from the motherboard pan.

I'm in the same boat, as the fan on my board is starting to die. I'm
*really* looking forward to tearing down my rig to replace the fan.

Jef

Jef Norton wrote:
"jeh" wrote in message
...
|
| Hi Jef.
| Would it be possible to cut the plastic pins from the front with some
| side-cutters, take the fan off, and push the left over pins on through
| the board, and install the new ones with the fan without removing the
| board???
| Just a brain fart here.
| John.
|

Hi John -

Yeah... you could remove the old fan by cutting the pins.

Only problem would be installing the new fan, since the pins come up from
the bottom of the board. Can't figure a way to get the new pins in under
the board without taking it out from the motherboard pan.

I'm in the same boat, as the fan on my board is starting to die. I'm
*really* looking forward to tearing down my rig to replace the fan.

Jef


I thought you had to pinch something together from the (back) of the
board. From the front, there are 2 plastic hexhead pins with springs
under them. You can push the pins in and they spring back out. I would
think that if you cut the heads off, then the rest of the pin could be
pushed on through to fall out of the back of the board. Then the new
pins that would come with the new fan would click in from the front?
I've seen some new fan kits online somewhere that look like they come
with new pins and springs.
I may be missing something here though.
John.

"jeh" wrote in message
...
|
| I thought you had to pinch something together from the (back) of the
| board. From the front, there are 2 plastic hexhead pins with springs
| under them. You can push the pins in and they spring back out. I would
| think that if you cut the heads off, then the rest of the pin could be
| pushed on through to fall out of the back of the board. Then the new
| pins that would come with the new fan would click in from the front?
| I've seen some new fan kits online somewhere that look like they come
| with new pins and springs.
| I may be missing something here though.
| John.
|

Hi John -

I see your point. As I said... I'm expecting to do this chore very soon on
my own system. On the one system where I replaced the fan, I pulled the
mobo because I didn't have new pins and wanted to reuse the originals. It'd
be helpful if you can find a link to a replacement fan with new pins
included... please post it for the group. This is a common problem.

Yes, you have to squeeze the pin from the bottom for it to come out the top.
And, I agree, you could push the new pin in and have it lock into place
(wasn't thinking).

One thought, though: Snip the hex head off the pin and pull the fan out.
Then snip off as much of the pin as you can, so you only got a small bit to
push through to the motherboard pan -- where you could just tip the system
on end and let the remains drop out.

Jef

Jef Norton wrote:
"jeh" wrote in message
...
|
| I thought you had to pinch something together from the (back) of the
| board. From the front, there are 2 plastic hexhead pins with springs
| under them. You can push the pins in and they spring back out. I would
| think that if you cut the heads off, then the rest of the pin could be
| pushed on through to fall out of the back of the board. Then the new
| pins that would come with the new fan would click in from the front?
| I've seen some new fan kits online somewhere that look like they come
| with new pins and springs.
| I may be missing something here though.
| John.
|

Hi John -

I see your point. As I said... I'm expecting to do this chore very soon on
my own system. On the one system where I replaced the fan, I pulled the
mobo because I didn't have new pins and wanted to reuse the originals. It'd
be helpful if you can find a link to a replacement fan with new pins
included... please post it for the group. This is a common problem.

Yes, you have to squeeze the pin from the bottom for it to come out the top.
And, I agree, you could push the new pin in and have it lock into place
(wasn't thinking).

One thought, though: Snip the hex head off the pin and pull the fan out.
Then snip off as much of the pin as you can, so you only got a small bit to
push through to the motherboard pan -- where you could just tip the system
on end and let the remains drop out.

Jef


I've been looking for the picture that I saw before, but I can't find it
again--it had the fans, pins, and springs included. I'll keep
looking. It looks like most people are replacing the fans with
heatsinks now though.
John

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:38:29 GMT, "Jef Norton"
wrote:

"jeh" wrote in message
...
|
| I thought you had to pinch something together from the (back) of the
| board. From the front, there are 2 plastic hexhead pins with springs
| under them. You can push the pins in and they spring back out. I would
| think that if you cut the heads off, then the rest of the pin could be
| pushed on through to fall out of the back of the board. Then the new
| pins that would come with the new fan would click in from the front?
| I've seen some new fan kits online somewhere that look like they come
| with new pins and springs.
| I may be missing something here though.
| John.
|

Hi John -

I see your point. As I said... I'm expecting to do this chore very soon on
my own system. On the one system where I replaced the fan, I pulled the
mobo because I didn't have new pins and wanted to reuse the originals. It'd
be helpful if you can find a link to a replacement fan with new pins
included... please post it for the group. This is a common problem.
....
Jef

I replaced the chipset fan on two of my Abit AN-7 motherboards with
Thermalright NB-1 chipset heatsinks & fans from Newegg.com. I've been
very happy with these and have one more on hand to do my other AN-7
when it's fan starts to die.

I see it's now available in a copper version (mine are aluminum
heatsinks). Link:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...109-117&depa=0

Terry