[TriLUG] Hardware: Pentium II CPU Fan?

[Carl Crider]

i've gotten these through intrex as well.

On 12/31/06, T. Bryan <tbryan at python.net> wrote:
>
> Slightly off topic...
>
> I have an old Pentium II machine acting as a server at home.  Recently,
> the
> CPU fan began making a lot of noise.  (I looked, and I could have made
> another dust puppy from all of the dust inside the case.)  Anyway, time to
> replace the fan.
>
> The problem is that it's an old Pentium II, Slot 1.
>
> I can unclip the little fan component from the heat sink, and I was hoping
> just to replace that, but it looks like everyone normally sells the heat
> sink
> and fan together.  How compatible are CPU fans?  This is the first one
> I've
> had to replace.   Could I just buy a fan and heat sink for a modern CPU
> and
> pull the fan off?
>
> I'm not sure how many Slot 1 CPU Fans are sold in stores, and I'd really
> like
> to replace the fan as soon as possible.
>
> Thanks,
> ---Tom
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