[SunHELP] RE: FCO #A0089-1 only on five-bladed fans?

[Peter Stokes]

Hi Chris

If you board has only the heat sink, then it is the later board and should
not need a fan.

Peter
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-----Original Message-----
From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of Chris Powell
Sent: 30 July 2001 09:49
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunHELP] RE: FCO #A0089-1 only on five-bladed fans?



Perhaps this has already been answered..... I've got some Ultra 1 (and
1e) machines which have no CPU fan (just a sizable heatsink). I seem to
recall Sun might do a 'free' modification to add a fan?


Chris.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl-Johan Schenstrom [mailto:cjs at bluebox.pp.se]
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:30 AM
> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [SunHELP] FCO #A0089-1 only on five-bladed fans?
>
>
>
> I've got an Ultra 1 in which, not surprisingly, the CPU fan has failed.
> The fan has seven blades. I called Sun here in Sweden to have it replaced
> but they told me that the FCO only applies to five-bladed fans.
>
> Has anyone else succeeded in getting a replacement for a seven-bladed fan?
> If not, what are my alternatives? Buying from Sun? Third-party? Can I use
> a fan for an Intel system? If so, should it be designed for a 486 or a
> Pentium?
>
> The fan runs if I help it a bit. Does this imply that it's possible to
> repair it, or would this just be wasted effort?
>
> Thanks!
>
> //cjs
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