I'm trying to bring an older HP HPE 210y back to life. specs: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02016581 The cpu fan slows down or stops after a few days causing the computer to overheat and a blue screen shutdown - this happens with moderate load on the computer. I'd like to get the computer running with no heat issues or shutdowns. Ideally I'd like to:
1) Just replace the fan with something better, but the fan seems to be somehow riveted or molded into the heatsink so I'm not sure if this is possible.
2) If just replacing the fan is impossible then upgrading the cooler to something that works better than the OEM cooler would be my next preference.
3) Failing #s 1 and 2 above I'd just like to find a replacement for the existing unit.
I'm a bit daunted by all the specs and have never replaced the heatsink & fan before. I've been searching for appropriate product matches on Amazon but am a bit lost in voltages, pin counts, millimeter sizes and compatibility. Almost everything there seems to be for newer computerss and sockets.
I'm asking for help identifying replacement parts that will work with this computer on a limited budget. I'd also appreciate tips / walkthrough links for someone attempting to replace the heatsink and cpu fan on an AMD with AM3 socket type. Thanks in advance for your help.
1) Just replace the fan with something better, but the fan seems to be somehow riveted or molded into the heatsink so I'm not sure if this is possible.
2) If just replacing the fan is impossible then upgrading the cooler to something that works better than the OEM cooler would be my next preference.
3) Failing #s 1 and 2 above I'd just like to find a replacement for the existing unit.
I'm a bit daunted by all the specs and have never replaced the heatsink & fan before. I've been searching for appropriate product matches on Amazon but am a bit lost in voltages, pin counts, millimeter sizes and compatibility. Almost everything there seems to be for newer computerss and sockets.
I'm asking for help identifying replacement parts that will work with this computer on a limited budget. I'd also appreciate tips / walkthrough links for someone attempting to replace the heatsink and cpu fan on an AMD with AM3 socket type. Thanks in advance for your help.