The first step is to get all the tools. Your computer, a stapler (I used a stapler "gun"), office tape and a pincer of some kind:
Open the stapler and take out the clips. A stapler gun has coarse clips and that is good.
Use the pincer and remove about 2 clips
Use the pincer to bend the clips in a L-shape
Insert the clips into the fan exhaust of your computer:
Put some tape on it to put it in place:
Thats it! Now the fan is in your control! Well, to be specific the fan is not moving. And thats a good thing! For your ears! :)
I have used this construct for 4 months now, and I must say that the solution works! The computer gets a bit warm after a while. Really hot in the sun. I try to stay out of the sun and monitor the temperature with SpeedFan. Despite my solution I have never had any problems with instability.
That's awesome :D
ReplyDeleteI'll try it out!
i'd love to see the support representative comments on that when the hardware fails.
ReplyDeleteYeah that would be a bit fun! But I figured that if the computer will break I will buy a new one! I'm actually writing this on my Compaq Mini, and have now used the stapler clip for 10 months now. So I am quite confident that the computer works without any cooling (with constant monitoring of the temperature of course).
ReplyDeleteHi Lennart,
ReplyDeleteis your netbook still good?
I've got a HP mini 110 and its fan sounds like a bee.
Till which temperatures did/do you drive the netbook and which CPU does it contain?
Oh, Yes the netbook still works! When I'm indoor it is about 23 degrees. The CPU gets around 40-50 degrees when playing video.
ReplyDeleteThat seems very silly indeed. Why don't you just take the fan out?
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