| 11. | My second-hand old computer has five fans in it, including the CPU fan and the power-unit fan.
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| 12. | :: : If the CPU fan does fail before you can replace it, remove the case and point a window fan at it.
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| 13. | This workaround should keep your computer operational until you can replace the CPU fan . talk ) 02 : 48, 19 October 2012 ( UTC)
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| 14. | Cooling is somewhat limited, as the motherboard only provides one 4-pin PWM CPU fan plug, and one 3-pin rear fan plug.
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| 15. | I went looking into the case, and I found that the only fans that I have is the CPU fan and the fans for the power supply.
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| 16. | Replacing the internal CPU fan and / or general fan with a more powerful one should solve the problem permanently, if that's what it is.
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| 17. | Usually you can't unplug the CPU fan, but the rest can probably go, especially if your server won't be under heavy load.
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| 18. | :In my personal experience, IRQL _ NOT _ LESS _ OR _ EQUAL often points to bad memory, stuck CPU fan, or other similar problems.
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| 19. | If so, you can look for a more elegant solution ( perhaps clean or upgrade the main or CPU fan or improve the attachment to the heat sink ).
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| 20. | Normally you'll need to get a CPU fan, and an optical drive, but sometimes not even those, and they're sub-500, and quite nice.
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