BTS '76
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Hey everyone, had a question for y'all. ok, I have an Acer with a pent 4 1.7Ghz processor, 512MB mem. about 4 weeks ago, the PC kept shutting down without warning, at random times. I traced it back to the cooling fan on the CPU, when i opened the case and turned it on, the fan wasn't spinning. I bought a new fan, but this one was made for a Pent.3. it's the same size as the one i had, so i bought it and gave it a try, and it worked great for 2 weeks, and then it too stopped working, PC shutdown.
So, i ordered a cooling fan & heatsink for a Pentium 4 online. When i installed the pent. 3 fan, i didn't change the heatsink, (cause it wouldn't fit). When i receive the new fan, i plan on changing the heatsink as well as the fan. Here's the question: Whats causing these fans to quit on me, should i buy a case fan as well, or do you think it was because the fan i bought wasn't compatible with the p-4 heatsink. Just wanna make sure i get it right this time. thanx.
So, i ordered a cooling fan & heatsink for a Pentium 4 online. When i installed the pent. 3 fan, i didn't change the heatsink, (cause it wouldn't fit). When i receive the new fan, i plan on changing the heatsink as well as the fan. Here's the question: Whats causing these fans to quit on me, should i buy a case fan as well, or do you think it was because the fan i bought wasn't compatible with the p-4 heatsink. Just wanna make sure i get it right this time. thanx.