Usually you will have to change the power supply. Although the fan can be
separately replaced it is about as cheap to replace the entire power supply,
usually a couple of bolts and the rest plug to the computer components.
About a hundred bucks.
Unless the computer gets really hot though it should continue to function.
Of course once it does get hot you risk fire and irreparable damage to what
remains of the power supply as well as all other components. Fire though is
really of most concern, fire kills.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <florl...@iol.ie>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan
A replacement fan doesn't cost too much, and only a day or so's loss of
work
on the affected PC.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Leavens" <dleav...@puc.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan
I very much doubt that is slowing the computer. I have one old machine
where
the fan doesn't always run. Allow it to cool, then when you turn it on
insert something insulated and small. I use little stir sticks from the
hospital cafeteria, into the vent slots for the fan and give the blades a
little flick or two or three or four. I can often thus get the fan
spinning.
If the circuitry gets too warm you certainly get thermal run-away but that
will cause all sort of dysfunction not just slow boot-up time.
I suppose the memory or other self check may be failing and re-starting
several times thus slowing boot-up.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann byrne" <ann...@sbcglobal.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:14 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan
I am working on a computer with a non-functioning fan. It operates really
slowly. This is the same one that takes 90 seconds to load JAWS at
start-up. Can the heat from not having a fan slow down the computer? Is
it trying to save itself from committing suicide????
Thanks.
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