Questions & Answers for: Dell OptiPlex how to open a fan

open. The fan is very loud and obnoxious and i was hoping to find out how i could get it to stop. Thanks. Some are controlled by a thermostat. It could be the thermostat isn't working. It also depends

...open it and change the fan. To remove the SMPS, you have to unscrew four screws from outside after unplugging the main power cord going into the motherboard. And all other power cords for HDD, DVD ...

...menu select customer test and run the test on the fan. If the test pass you need physically check , opening the chassis and which fan is making the noise and replace the same. Thanks for using Fixya ...

...Fan 1. Another option is to open up the PC, and dust it off with a brush of some kind, especially the fans on the CPU, graphics card and power supply. A) There are two fans. One in the Front of the ...

...Open up the computer and clean the dust out of the fan and processor heat sink. If it is a temperature-controlled variable speed fan, it will probably not have to work so hard to keep the processor ...

...fan is failed. Open up the CPU cover and check if the cable of the fan is loose or not. Just take the cable off and insert it again. If the problem continuous, take your PC to a technician to have it ...

computer buzzing at startup Open and check fans for dust. Clean if necessary. May be a bad fan, PSU?

loud fan processor noise no proccessing taking place the fan may need to be replaced, don`t try to open it , let it to an expert.

...fan or open your cpu fan then open at back of fan remove sticker round shape then put some lubricating oil. Tony Its important to try and distinguish where exactly the noise is coming from the most ...

...towards an overheating problem. Open it up, check for, and clean any dust around the heatsink / fan, and power supply fan. Also make sure that outside the PC there is plenty of space to allow