Mobo fan making noises

[Sasage]

Lately when I turn on my PC the mobo fan makes a grinding kinda sound, not normal. After I tap it the fan goes back to normal. Is this an omen of things to come? Should I prepare myself for a new mobo purchase?

Thanks.

[zapjb]

Just clean or get a new fan.

[_John_Lennon_]

Wouldnt happen to be an Abit mobo would it?

[DarthInsinuate]

when my graphics card fan went nuts and started howling like the Beast of Bogmin, i took it out and oiled the bearing, it's fine now

[Virtualbody1234]

What motherboard is it. A lot of boards work fine with just a heatsink. If it's not a board where there's airflow at the heatsink then just change the fan.

[tesco]

The fan in my oldest comptuer is like that (the cpu fan, there is no motherboard fan or even heatsink for that matter :P).

I tried cleaning it and oiling but to it has no effect. I've leartn to live with it since I haven't seen that small of fans in stores ever. :unsure:

[Virtualbody1234]

... I've leartn to live with it since I haven't seen that small of fans in stores ever. :unsure:
Replace it with a larger one.

[tesco]

Replace it with a larger one.
i tried a 60mm but that's even louder that the small one (once it has stopped the grinding it's very quiet).
I could volt mod it but that's too much effort. I'll wait for it to die. :P

[fkdup74]

I've leartn to live with it since I haven't seen that small of fans in stores ever. :unsure:

i've seen em pretty small...ermm...the fans..... :blink: :ph34r: :P

had to hunt down a 50 mm for my bro's old celeron
pc club had em for about 5 bucks apiece
and if its really THAT small.....
they make those 3rd party chipset fans
tiny little fkrs maybe 30-40mm

[tesco]

i've seen em pretty small...ermm...the fans..... :blink: :ph34r: :P

had to hunt down a 50 mm for my bro's old celeron
pc club had em for about 5 bucks apiece
and if its really THAT small.....
they make those 3rd party chipset fans
tiny little fkrs maybe 30-40mm
i think it's a 50mm.
it's on a k6-2 333mhz. :P

[lynx]

30 seconds to find this (http://www.xoxide.com/40mmfans.html) :rolleyes:

[_John_Lennon_]

If its a motherboard like an Abit NF7-S, which has a specality fan for the North bridge, then A. You wouldnt be able to find an exact replacement. B. The 40-50mm fans that have been linked are of no use. C. You could send your entire motherboard in I believe, and just get a new fan fitted on it.

Or you could just choose the D option and buy something like this

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-110-103&depa=1

Which would probably fit your motherboard, and cool better than the stock solution did.

[Virtualbody1234]

If its a motherboard like an Abit NF7-S, which has a specality fan for the North bridge, then A. You wouldnt be able to find an exact replacement. B. The 40-50mm fans that have been linked are of no use. C. You could send your entire motherboard in I believe, and just get a new fan fitted on it.

Or you could just choose the D option and buy something like this

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-110-103&depa=1

Which would probably fit your motherboard, and cool better than the stock solution did.
I think this is an even better idea:

http://flymann.free.fr/config/ZalmanNorth.gif

http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=71&code=014

[_John_Lennon_]

I dont know if there are any size constraints though, and that Vantec prodcut is a perfect replacement!

That zalman is good as well though.

[Snee]

I think this is an even better idea:

http://flymann.free.fr/config/ZalmanNorth.gif

http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=71&code=014
Got one of those yesterday :D Going to be mounting it with AS ceramique, I think. Not sure about the paste the included with it.

I can find 40, 50 and 60 mm fans over here without a prob, ADDA or Papst fans. :huh:

[Sasage]

Yep...its an Abit NF7-S.