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    M17 R1 Ripley CPU fan shot

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by tkeller, Feb 18, 2012.

  1. tkeller

    tkeller Newbie

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    I have an older Alienware M17 r1 Ripley, pre Dell, the CPU fan has died and I've been looking everywhere for a replacement, with no luck. Does anyone know where I can find a replacement fan, or if anyone knows of a different model fan that will fit into the heatsink that would work fine as well. I hate to scrap the machine over a fan, its in excellent condition other then the fan
     
    tkeller, Feb 18, 2012
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    protivakid Notebook Evangelist

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    tkeller Newbie

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    Well I feel pretty stupid right now. Yes that is it, just bought one.. I searched m17x r1 cpu fans on ebay, but kept getting the new ones. I really appreciate the help!!! You have no idea, My son got this laptop when I got my new one, and he has been quite dissapointed its been broken, as he has been using my wife's gateway. he thanks you as well
     
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    ztronics.com
     
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    No problem bud, sometimes its hard to find things on ebay when they are listed poorly by sellers but I have gotten good at it. Finally found some lid latches for my o'l m5750 yesterday labeled only as "alienware latches".
     
    protivakid, Feb 22, 2012
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    Off topic but by any chance do you have a 4850m in this notebook?
     
    protivakid, Mar 1, 2012
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    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    granyte, Mar 2, 2012
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