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Old 04-10-2009, 09:37 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Fan Problems?

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Originally Posted by WereBo View Post
I'm not sure about the 9100 internals, but some Dells have a massive plastic 'air-duct' arranged over the CPU/heatsink/fan assembly to vent the warm air out of the PC. I'm not sure how the fixings are, but that will need to be moved, if necessary, to get to the heatsink/fan underneath.
And while their "intelligent" design may work in the Dell Labs, it's a POFS in real world. I put a TR2 478 on my mom's 4600, and just building my dad a cheap custon from all my old parts because the 4700 is a sauna.
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