Basically its the loudest thing in my system and i want to change the fan on it. Does anyone know of any articles for changing the PSU's Fan?
Basically its the loudest thing in my system and i want to change the fan on it. Does anyone know of any articles for changing the PSU's Fan?
Opening it shouldn't be hard, just a few screws. However WAIT a good while before you open if after it's been unplugged. PSUs have large capacitors in them that can hold a fair current for a while after being unplugged.
If you are lucky the fan will be attached via a normal or semi-normal clip and you can just swap them, otherwise you're going to need to solder or swap the connectors over or something. Another option could be sticking a resistor in the cable ala Zalman something like this:
Again probably be a soldering job unless it's a standard cable.
Disclaimer - do it at your own risk, blah blah blah, if you kill yourself in the process it's not my fault![]()
I would try to RMA it first if still under warranty.
Otherwise, looking at pic on the following page - it's a 2 pin connector in the psu
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article226-page4.html
IMO best way to discharge psu is to unplug from mains, then connect green and black pins in main ATX connector by bending a paperclip and put one in end in each connector. Then switch psu on - you can leave it on overnight.
copied disclaimer from above
Disclaimer - do it at your own risk, blah blah blah, if you kill yourself in the process it's not my fault
Edit: the fan controller in the Seasonic is supposed to be very good so you shouldn't need a resistor cable unless there is something wrong with the fan controller.
Knowing me i would fry like a kipper if i tried this, ill skip it. Also i worked out what it was, when PSU fan gets to a higher speed it turns my case into a big vibrator. I need some rubber protection.
Cheers for the input though![]()
I have two of these (recent purchase so the latest model) and they are very quiet and vibration free. If yours is under warranty -and I expect it is, - get it replaced.
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