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| Thread ID: 113265 | 2010-10-12 03:36:00 | Can I take cover off with computer still on?? | ktee (5538) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1143934 | 2010-10-12 06:17:00 | lol, u can. be careful to repair the fan | faith1806 (15972) | ||
| 1143935 | 2010-10-12 06:28:00 | I have lost several fingernails to my old HS fan. just don't plug anything in whilst its on (like Hardrives, PCI cards. I have had them short out causing the computer to shut down. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1143936 | 2010-10-12 06:49:00 | To find which fan it might be making the noise, get yourself a piece of flexible hose (garden hose is good), and use it like a stethoscope (en.wikipedia.org). | feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 1143937 | 2010-10-12 08:11:00 | I have lost several fingernails to my old HS fan. Ditto, fingers in fans while running damn hurt. Not a good look if one cuts you open, blood spraying through a PC's internals is hard to clean out :eek: Had one fan blade snap off once when finger got in the way -- Hmmmm they vibrate when the fan goes out of balance like that. :rolleyes: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1143938 | 2010-10-12 09:20:00 | Gulp, might re think trying to do things myself | ktee (5538) | ||
| 1143939 | 2010-10-12 09:54:00 | Nah just carefully take the side off, and don't touch any of the electrical components. You'll be fine :) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1143940 | 2010-10-12 10:16:00 | I'm so often in and out of the guts of my computers that I've taken to leaving the sides off for months at a time. Fine, provided there are no kids or pets to worry about them poking around among the electrics. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1143941 | 2010-10-12 11:06:00 | If it's a business or ex-business machine, it may have an anti-tamper switch on the cover/lid, and may complain that you've removed the panel, can usually turn that off in the bios settings. There are no lethal (or even slightly risky) voltages exposed if you leave the cover off (12V max), the most harm you can do is if you short something with metal implements. Inside the power supply unit is a different story (240V AC), don't mess with that/poke anything into it! |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 1143942 | 2010-10-12 19:35:00 | If you have to touch the fan, touch the centre, they are not powerful and will stop at minimal pressure | SolMiester (139) | ||
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