Welsh Dan
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Registered: 23rd Mar 00
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My motherboard has a small fan, about 1.5" big on it. Its making a bit of noise, and quite frankly, pissing me off.
Can I get a new one? If so, where from?
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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You can get aftermarket mobo fans, they are usually attatched to the mobo with 2 pegs.
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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oh, try www.ebuyer.com or overclockers 
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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ebuyer, overclockers, scan, dabs, etc.
Personally recommend going for the Artic Cooling Freezer Pro 7. Is only cheap but good quality.
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Welsh Dan
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Registered: 23rd Mar 00
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Its the one for the on-board graphics. I've got a PCI-E card for the graphics anyway, so I just need to see if I can turn it off now.
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Jules
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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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Had the same problem with my Asus Mobo, got a replacement aftemarket one - been fine since, tbh you could take it off and not notice any difference.
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Dom
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you sure it's for the onboard graphics? usually the motherboard (not the cpu fan) will have a fan on the south/north-bridge, which is typically a 40mm 2 (not 3!) pin fan.
Apart from replacing it (have a look on overclockers, ebuyer, ebay, microdirect etc) you could unscrew it, rip off the label covering the barring fixing, add a few drops of "2 in 1" oil or WD40, spin the fan my hand a few times, wipe the excess and reinstall - usually that'll sort it for a while
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