Dear forum users,
Recently I bought a Nexus LOW-7000 for my HTPC, I have to say that it is excelent, however it has a very HIGH PITCHED SOUND that drives me nuts!
I tried emailing Nexus asking for instructions on how to replace the PWM fan, however I got no reply.
My question to you is, how do I remove the fan? Do i need to remove the whole cooler from the MB? Or I just push the pins, that, apparently hold the fan in place?
Also is a regular 120x25mm fan fits? Or should I stick with the original 120x20mm??
I am thinking of buying a sytche PWM fan, to replace the original fan. Will that be a good replacement?
THank you!!
Help with Nexus LOW-7000 - Please!!
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You'll have to take the cooler off the mobo.
There are 4 screws around the edges which hold the fan bracket on. Unscrew all of those, and then you should be able to carefully shimmy the fan and those two black brackets off the cooler. Once you've got that off, you should be able to use some pliers to remove the pins that hold the fan in place.
Because of the pins, it would be easier to get a 20mm thick fan, but If you can find some other way of mounting the fan, it wouldn't matter.
There are 4 screws around the edges which hold the fan bracket on. Unscrew all of those, and then you should be able to carefully shimmy the fan and those two black brackets off the cooler. Once you've got that off, you should be able to use some pliers to remove the pins that hold the fan in place.
Because of the pins, it would be easier to get a 20mm thick fan, but If you can find some other way of mounting the fan, it wouldn't matter.