Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (5130 mails)

[Carl Hartung <suselinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 30 May 2006 10:34, Azerion wrote:
> Hehehem I have to spin the fan also when the PC boots up

Hi Azerion,

Thanks for the heads-up on nVidia and legacy drivers. Just so you know, this 
kind of topic really belongs on SLE (suse-linux-e.) I'm hoping you'll post 
the information there because I'm certain you'll find many interested 
parties.

Since I'm responding, I'll include this FYI: There are three or four PC fan 
manufacturers being represented by sellers on eBay. If you pull the 'tired' 
fan (if necessary,) write the make and model number down then search for 
those numbers on eBay, chances are very good you'll find an inexpensive but 
exact (OEM) replacement. It's a lot cheaper than retrofitting or replacing 
cards/cpus/mainboards, etc.

To illustrate this point: the replacement for my recently failed cpu fan was 
all of $6.00-U.S., including shipping (domestic mail.) The closest retail 
solution around here (a mismatch/overkill, anyway) was about $20.00-U.S. plus 
tax and shipping/pickup. The original fan was more than adequate and lasted 
almost five years. It made no sense, given the age of the system, to 
dramatically 'upgrade' the cooling system. It silently 'purrs along' and is 
happy with the inexpensive OEM replacement.

regards,

Carl