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Fan died... options?

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MattyC

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So with Turkey day coming I finally had some time to install Vista 64 and this ram I have had forever. I put everything in, no luck on a boot. Have to reset the CMOS, test all the sticks, etc.

Anyway I finally get it up and working and have Vista installing when I start to smell that awful smell of something overheating. I start freaking out and messing up my perfectly good wires trying to see what it is. All my fans seem to be going... then I notice it is coming from the PSU... and its fan isn't moving. I gave the blades a nudge with a business card, and they were a bit stuck (not sure by what, just seemed to be kinda stuck). A bit more of a nudge from the paper got it moving again, but no luck on it spinning on its own :eek:

Here is a lousy picture since I have to go through my phone to the Verizon gallery as my PC with a SD reader and bluetooth is well... the one I am talking about and my Mac isn't with me atm.

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Anyway, best option here I am guessing is to RMA it, unless someone has a better idea. Should still be covered, model ULT31845. With my case fans still going any thoughts on if it would be ok to go ahead and finish installing Windows? Didn't really seem like it got that hot, but I thought I would ask here. I don't plan on putting it under any sort of load until I get it replaced obviously.

Went from finally getting all my ram in and 64 to having to redo all my cables and RMA a PSU, what luck :(

EDIT: second better shot added, still lousy though
 
get it replaced cause a failing psu can kill a lot of stuff id it goes out, worst of all if it overheat to the point of failure its a safety hazard and flames and smoke shooting out of a psu can make for a very bad day for anyones computer. you pc might be out of comishion for a few days but atleast a new psu will ensure the chance of something horrible happening is reduced by a lot.

granted you could open the psu and do a fan swap but I do recomend you mess areoun the inside of 1 unless you know how to repair and solder electronics cause capacters keep a charge even after the power is removed (infact that is their purpose) so it is a bit dangerous to mess with and it would void any warrantys also.
 
RMA it. The vast majority of PSUs don't use good enough components to withstand the internal temperatures they'd reach without a fan, so at the very least the lifespan of the PSU would be significantly reduced if you tried to run it fanless, if it didn't just die right off the bat.
 
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