Hello Julie,

There are two basic approaches to solving this problem.

   A real techie with time to kill might try to find a replacement for the fan.
  Joe Normal would probably check the price of a replacement power supply.

  I suspect the latter would be appropriate for this situation.

  0.    UNPLUG THE UNIT
  1. Get the manufacturers name and part number from the Power Supply (powerbox).
  2. Search for that part number on "pricewatch.com" or "froogle.com".\
            (you should not have to use the original manufacturer)
            (This should give you a "ball park" price for purchase from a local vendor)
  3. If the price meets your needs purchase the item (you should find multiple vendors)
  4. When replacing the unit make sure ALL cables are reconnected (sketch the connections).
       a. some cables have latching mechanisms on the side.
       b. some cables are keyed (have a protrusion or shape that forces a specific
           way to insert the cable so they aren't inserted backwards).

MAJOR CONNENCTIONS
   o - Drives usually have at least 2 cables (one signal and one power).
              The Power connection (usually 2-4 wires are hard to remove)
   o - A large cable will be connected to the mother board (main PC board).

Make sure All connections are fully inserted and are properly aligned.



Julie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
My daughters main fan,the one located with the powerbox, is no longer rotating and it overheated.
I cleaned the fan out,she has several pets in her house and neglected to do this herself so that was the obvious cause of the problem.

The computer boots up and operates fine still so the overheating had not damaged anything apparent.
I don't keep it powered up any longer than needed,just a few moments,long enough to see if the fan started rotating again after I cleaned it out,it doesn't.

So my questions are...
(stupid questions,most likely,but I thought I'd check anyway)

1. The fan should be firing up immediately and not only when it gets hot,right?

2. Can the fan alone be replaced or should the entire powerbox assembly be replaced?

The powerbox is tiny so replacement would be a pain,but since its fairly good computer so it'll be worth saving for my younger daughters college assignments, so I'm gonna give it a shot.

It's a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion,about 3 1/2 years old.

Julie Bray

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