Hi
I noticed that the fan blades were full of dust today, so i decided to open my case up to remove the dust, i then noticed there was a large amount of dust carpeted all over the heatsink under the fan, i want to remove the fan off the heatsink to remove the dust, i tried to remove the fan and broke some clip off the side of the fan, i havent done any damage though. How do i remove the fan off the heatsink on the AMD stock HS/Fan?
Thanks
Will T
there are four screws connecting the fan and heatsink. simply unscrew them and it will pop off.
As far as i can see they dont appear to have a head on them for a screwdriver, its just a smooth head with nothing on :s
i had to shut my computer down (five seconds on the power button:( ) just to show you:cool: i love doing it! but mine had four screws around the fan. can you maybe post a pic of your hsf?
EDIT: weird… i just saw your case pics… and nothing! no screw heads! is there a clip of some sort? alternatively, you can use a paint brush or a pump to clean it.
Compressed air and a stiff brush is the way to go.
i was heading that way i just didn’t know what words to use.
I found out i have pull these clips at the side of the ran (in the process i boke them off, hasent caused any problems tho) and then push with a scredriver the thing inside the hole and pull the fan and it comes out.
i used a brush and got all the dust off, there was even paper in there :s, dunno were that came from.
drrrr, wrong post!