I broke a wing of the fan thats attached to the mother board cause it was a bit busted and scraping against the side making a hell of a noise s.
What I am wondering is will it harm the comp if the fan has 1 wing less like will it fry the comp or is it no biggie ?
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Anonymous2006-03-06 11:58
It won't fry. The fan might move a little less air around, but I doubt it'll have a major impact on the cooling. You might want to look into replacing the fan though - if it was damaged to begin with it might not be doing its job properly, amputated fin or not.
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Anonymous2006-03-06 22:12
Without the fin the fan won't be balanced and will vibrate like a motherfucker. Given that its on your motherbaord it'll eventually cause other things to dislodge or have poor contact. Replace it.
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Anonymous2006-03-07 15:09
Or, the fan will be unbalanced and slowly destroy its bearings, leaving you with no fan. Replace it, but it's not mission critical.