[TriLUG] Hardware: Pentium II CPU Fan?

[Jason Tower]

i have a slot-1 cpu w/ a large passive heatsink sitting here idle if you want it

jason

T. Bryan 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