I was just cleaning my system and when I got to the fans, I just used the vacuum cleaner to suck on them. This of course spun them up in the process and it was quite effective at removing the dust.
All the fans work except for one really old one. I have no idea what the brand is, it's just a leftover from an old case. It does have "colorful" written on it, could that be it?
Anyways, it seems that it's getting power, but doesn't have enough to keep spinning. It's fully stopped, and when I spin it up manually, it will make a quiet whiny noise, probably indicating that the engine is still half alive. Spinning the fan the opposite way doesn't generate this sound. It also spins a bit longer than usual before stopping.
So I guess this way of cleaning maybe isn't the best? :lol:
Or maybe it's just the fan's fault, as it is a very old one and all the others worked perfectly.
All the fans work except for one really old one. I have no idea what the brand is, it's just a leftover from an old case. It does have "colorful" written on it, could that be it?
Anyways, it seems that it's getting power, but doesn't have enough to keep spinning. It's fully stopped, and when I spin it up manually, it will make a quiet whiny noise, probably indicating that the engine is still half alive. Spinning the fan the opposite way doesn't generate this sound. It also spins a bit longer than usual before stopping.
So I guess this way of cleaning maybe isn't the best? :lol:
Or maybe it's just the fan's fault, as it is a very old one and all the others worked perfectly.