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Hi,
Has anyone ever tried to do this?
For some reason, they've fitted a pitiful heatsink on this thing, no fins, just a sheet of metal with a lip at the edge (both older and new models had much more).
And we've found that the rear fan was disabled by a firmware update a while back - which can't be fixed in software
So I'm planning to re-wire the exhaust fan to permanent 12V supply, but I suspect it might get loud. I'd like to replace the heatsink with something more useful
Anyone tried anything like this?
I'm a little bit concerned as the heatsink drops around the CPU itself, and I'm worried that its somehow bonded to the CPU packaging and/or the mother board - i.e. adhesive.
Has anyone ever tried to do this?
For some reason, they've fitted a pitiful heatsink on this thing, no fins, just a sheet of metal with a lip at the edge (both older and new models had much more).
And we've found that the rear fan was disabled by a firmware update a while back - which can't be fixed in software
So I'm planning to re-wire the exhaust fan to permanent 12V supply, but I suspect it might get loud. I'd like to replace the heatsink with something more useful
Anyone tried anything like this?
I'm a little bit concerned as the heatsink drops around the CPU itself, and I'm worried that its somehow bonded to the CPU packaging and/or the mother board - i.e. adhesive.