[Wolves] Silly question maybe...

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On Monday 16 May 2005 11:55, Peter Evans wrote:
> On Monday 16 May 2005 11:22, Kevanf1 wrote:
> > PSU's have fans in them. Ok, they are no doubt put there for a
> > purpose.  But, has anybody ever run a PC with the PSU fan(s) broken or
> > simply taken out?  How long before the PSU turns green and dies :-)
> > Does it actually need those fans?  There is a reason to all this as I
> > have an idea that I might try out.
>
> You really, really don't want to run a PC with the Fan on the PSU broken or
> disabled.  The PSU is the major heat generator in the system and running a
> PC without adequate cooling can cause component instability and ultimately
> permanently damage the electronics.

Yes most definitely don't disable a fan - they're there for a purpose.

I've got a small fanless mini-itx system but it's only fanless because it uses 
less power - hence is less powerfull ;~)  Only 533 MHz although as far as I'm 
aware the latest fanless mini-itx boards are about 800MHz.  They can be 
powered by a fanless external brick style power supply as well as the 
processor not needing a fan.

kev