Noisy Fan on G400Max

[Aiddy]

Does anybody out there know where I can get a replacement fan for G400MAX,
mine has gone "just a little" (sarcasm!) noisy, and consequently, very annoying.......

If any one knows of a supplier in UK, that would be preferable, but not essential

TIA
Aiddy

[Greebe]

It should be under warranty.

[Aiddy]

Maybe, not sure, I got it from a computer fair about 15 months ago...

Will have to dig out receipt.

[Brian R.]

I had the same problem. Didn't try cleaning it, just replaced it:

http://www.tennmax.com/BGA_cooler_guide.htm

BGA Type B is for the MAX

I used the MAX attaching pins which I thought were superior to those supplied with the replacement cooler.

[ayoub_ibrahim]

Brian,I agree with the "iffy" tenmax attachment. used a couple of small nuts & bolts plus tension springs from an old BX greenie on mine.

[Brian R.]

Yeah, anything with some spring tension is good. The MAX pins work OK, but they're not a perfect fit.

[Aiddy]

That tenmax fan looks pretty cool, i may get one for the agp chipset on my a7v as well, coz i'm considering overclocking my t'bird 800 to 1gig...

[Rik]

It's not clogged up with dust is it? Sometimes a blast of compressed air can silence a noisy fan (unless a bearing has gone).

...or if you want something stronger take it to a garage and use the air pump there!

[ayoub_ibrahim]

Aiddy,if you're going to order a tennmax for your chipset as well,order carefully as the cooler for each application is different!!

[Aiddy]

looking through the notes on the tennmax web page its the same cooler for G400 and the a7v greenie, with minor adjustment to the fan to fit (BGA B)

[ayoub_ibrahim]

you're right Aiddy. my bx chipset tennmax was a different version to MAX,hence my caution but it seems that pin holes for "greenie" on your board are same as MAX

[cjolley]

Or, something simple like mine.
Super-glue an old 486 fan to it.
chuck