Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: eeePC help

Thanks Loyal I knew someone would come through. I am not a hardware guy. I
can do minor repairs to a desktop, but have never opened a laptop. I only
expected one fan, so that needs some investigation. It sounds like the CPU
fan, because it is in that location. I will look into a cooling fan as well.
I do have a Targus laptop cooling base. I will give that a go.

Thanks,
Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 18 December 2010 01:22, loyal_barber <loyal_barber@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
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> > I am on my second eeePC. My wife dropped my first one, a first
> > generation 7 inch, and smashed the screen. Aside from that it works.
> > My new one, a 9 inch, started to make noises just as the warranty
> > expired. Go figure. I could not localise it, but think it was the fan.
> > Anyway, it seems to have given up the ghost, almost completely. The HD
> > works fine, so I can only guess that it was the fan as it has no other
> > moving parts. My question is this, can I pull the fan out of the 7
> > inch and put it into my 9 inch, which has the same processor, Atom?
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> When you pull the two machines apart, you should get a pretty good
> idea if the fans are the same or similar. If I were guessing I
> would guess that it will work. I would also guess that there is
> just a CPU fan. If so, you will need heat sink compound for the
> new install.
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> > If so, is it hard and what is the best way to go about this? What are
> > the dangers of running it without the fan working in the meantime?
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> In theory the CPU should shut down if it gets too warm. The problem
> is if it happens over and over it WILL shorten the life of the CPU.
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> I
> > think that I know hat the answer will be, but it something that I use
> > daily and will miss it. :(
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> > Location: Canada
> >
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> Just a suggestion. Until you have time to check into the problem,
> might I suggest a cooling fan? If the device has air vents, here
> is one I have used in the past and had good success:
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> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834998465&cm_re=laptop_cooling_fan-_-34-998-465-_-Product
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> Loyal
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