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    Broke connector from fan to mobo. In miserable distress. Please Help.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bennytobe, Jan 19, 2012.

  1. bennytobe

    bennytobe Newbie

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    Total amateur noob here. I've managed to destroy my computer in the process of trying to upgrade it.

    In an attempt to replace the CPU, which is located on the bottom of motherboard, I broke the connector that links the fan to the mobo. It was made up of three little prongs that connected a yellow, red, and black wire.

    The prong pretty much disintegrated in the process... so there's no putting that thing back on. So does anybody know I can go about fixing this? Which wires connect to which sockets?

    Pic related... it's my effed up situation. Thanks in advance.
     

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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    You should be able to just buy an new fan.
     
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    My thoughts exactly. Unless you have some super obscure laptop, it should be cheap and available.
     
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    FlossBandit Notebook Guru

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    i don't know... these things seem to fit pretty snug... the macgyver in me wants to give it a shot... i'm just not sure which wires go where... a google search clearly shows the order of the wires, but there are some inconsistencis from picture to picture

    how bad of an idea is this?
     
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    bennytobe Newbie

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    not really sure where to find one that fits... the fan says


    forcecon
    brushless motors
    faj5 dc 5v 0.5a
    dfs531305m30t
    made in china
    101311b

    i searched for a forcecon faj5 and had less than a page of results come up with none still in stock........
     
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  6. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Go to eBay, Google Shopping, etc, and search for "[your laptop model] fan". Typically don't need to worry about the details unless you're looking for a specific LCD panel, etc.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 19, 2012
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