[SOLVED] Broken CPU Fan

[brokenfan]

During some cleaning, i accidentally broke one of the CPU cooling fan's blades. When starting up my computer the fan now made a low grinding sound, and slightly vibrated. Will i still be able to use my computer? or are there any free solutions to this?

 

[brokenfan]

^I read other places that you could snap a blade on the other side, but my fan had 7 blades... can i glue the blade back on?

 

[Karadjgne]

Nope. New fan needed. Might find a used one somewhere free, but that particular fan is now junk.
Just like the overhead fan in the living room, it's perfectly balanced, literally the blades are weighed. So when it spins, there's no wobble to wear the bearings out. By using glue, you add weight to one side, it's going to wobble and change the pitch of the blade, adding undue stress on the glue, probably re-break shortly thereafter. The resultant wobble will grind on the bearings and last hours to days with use.

 

[tennis2]

Yeah, get a new fan. $5