Infamous A-Bit Northbridge fans

Zero_Fresh · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject: Infamous A-Bit Northbridge fans

Not sure if this is the right section for this, so I apologize in advance if it is not.

Most of you are familliar with the notorius A-Bit northbridge fans failing. Instead of replacing them, there is a trick to fix them about 99% of the time.

If you remove the fan from the board and look at its bottomn side, you will find a sticker. Carefully peel the sticker back until the berring is revealed. Place a drop or two of 3 in 1 oil on the the berring and spin teh fan fan around to work it in. Then replace the sticker and mount the fan, should work like a charm.
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Yip, this is what I do, takes about 2 minutes.

Just don't over do it with the oil or get any oil on the sticker surface or it won't ever stick again.
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meobius · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

never really had the abit fan problem and i've been running abit boards for a few years...

My solution to northbridge fans is to get boards that have passive cooling, and there was one board I arctic epoxied a p3 heatsink to.

But all in all i recommend looking at boards with passive cooling just so that you never have to worry about fan failure
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2old2care · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject:

I've had to do this a time or two. Works better than stock also. A couple of cable ties holds it on fine.
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