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R. L. Samuell wrote:
> 
> I bought a Packard Bell Pentium 75 (Model AXCEL 467CD) about two
> years ago.  It performs a number of functions that necessitate its
> being ON all the time.  At night, I use a power management feature
> to turn off the monitor, but I do not use CPU power management.
> 
> Recently in the morning after the house has cooled down over night,
> I have observed what appears to be bearing noise in a fan located
> at the back of the PC.  After an hour or so, the noise level of the
> unit returns to normal.  This has occurred several times over the
> past two weeks.  Also, I discovered several months ago when I turned
> the PC off and left it off overnight that I had bearing noise in the
> same fan unit when I powered up but since the PC is seldom OFF it
> did not concern me at the time.
> 
> I have seen comments in the past in USENET forums that PB PCs
> are not easily worked on for other than upgrade-type tasks.  My
> experience working inside PCs includes only doing CPU, memory,
> and disk upgrades and installing PC cards.
> 
> Now, several questions:
> 
> Can I or should I replace this fan myself?
> 
> If so, will I have to order a part from Packard Bell (if that is
> even possible for non-business customers) or can I find a suitable
> replacement at an electronic supply house?  If the latter, does
> anyone have any recommendations via mail-order or locally in the
> Atlanta, Georgia metro area?
> 
> If I cannot or should not repair this myself, can someone
> recommend a local Atlanta facility that could do the work perhaps
> while I wait?  I would hope that this can be done without the loss
> of the PC for any significant amount of time.  Even better, does
> anyone have any experience with on-site service for Packard Bell
> PCs either by PB or an independent?  Any Atlanta recommendations?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any info on this matter and the numbers of
> any local Atlanta contacts that might be able to help.
> 
> R L SamuellOpen the power supply and get the fan out (4 screws). The fan should
be connected to the power supply by a plug (not soldered). pull it out.
as even packard bell has to use custom parts (see fan) you should easily
get a replacement around your's. beware of the orientation of the plug 
and the blowing direction of the fan. (out of the case !)
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