I just dusted the inside of my computer and took off the smaller fan inside (CPU fan?) and i am not sure if there is a "certain way" of what faces up and what faces down. i dont want anything to burn.. or anything else that can happen.... and i cant rememeber what side faced down when i initially took it off... there is a side with a silver sticker... with info on it and on the other... there is a blue type sticker.... with the name of the fan on it i believe... what side is suppose to be facing you when u open ur case?

also what happens if it is the opposite way?

thanks

oh yeah, and im running the computer right now...not sure if that matters... (current sticker side up - blue with the brand name i believe).

One way it push air through the heat sink the other way it will pull air through it.

fellow pimps correct me if I am wrong.

ok well right now i have it open on m floor behind the desk... and i see it... i know the sticker thing sounded weird... but.. ive never seen inside my computer before.. and ive had it over two years.... so please bare with me through this...

NEW 89 PROGE GT.....tranny stuck in 1st OR NEW 94 PROBE GT .....spun bearing? says:
i can clearly see th fan is on correctly


i sent him a picture.... and he said it ok ^^ yay... if anyone wants to see how gross it was...let me knowa nd i'll put pics... yuck lol...

thanks jdogg

On that fan direction issue, I recall that most CPU fans should blow towards the HS (crude description for heatsink: hunk of varyingly heat-proportionate metal betweeen cpu and fan), and that there should be a slightly more powerful pulling power out towards the rear of the case overall, which is why this section (IMO) is best reserved for 92MM's and up, meaning something, like this might describe:

that seems to be a very confusing diagram, heh, but i think i can understand it a bit. i fixed the problem... but thanks too tho... i'll remember that next time i clean my computer.. it wont get like wasdid at all...

thanks again ^^

Quote: Originally Posted by konai_konai666 On that fan direction issue, I recall that most CPU fans should blow towards the HS (crude description for heatsink: hunk of varyingly heat-proportionate metal betweeen cpu and fan), and that there should be a slightly more powerful pulling power out towards the rear of the case overall, which is why this section (IMO) is best reserved for 92MM's and up, meaning something, like this might describe:

Thats a ghetto CAD design right there

There shoudl be arrows on one side of the fan, one shows fan direction and one shows which way air flows. if its not there, sorry, my ghey ass work filters do not allow me to see images on this site for some reason.

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