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Will this remove easily.

rizla01
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edited 14 November 2016 at 4:00PM in Techie Stuff
This is similar to my Medion PC.

Medion_E2025_inside.jpg

Different layout and consequentially this Heatsink Fan Shroud is in the way of my noisy PSU which I suspect is causing occasional freezes.


Medion_E2025_shroud.jpg

I want to remove PSU and give it a Clean & Lube but not sure if this shroud removes.
Does it just clip on and off?
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  • tonyh66
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    I think you mean CPU not PSU I'd like to watch you 'lube' the PSU. Also you probably mean the fan on the CPU not the actual CPU which maks no noise at all.
  • rizla01
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    edited 14 November 2016 at 4:26PM
    Well spotted Tony

    Yep. The FAN attached UNDER the PSU (The PSU COOLING fan)
    is noisy and wants quietening not the PSU itself!
    NOT the CPU fan either.

    Any ideas or was that just a lesson in PC correctness. Lol
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  • harleq1962
    harleq1962 Posts: 241 Forumite
    hi, if it is the psu you are wanting to remove ?
    ive just replaced a cpu in a friends medion pc , the pcu is tight against this cowling, ?
    its only held on by pressure , four little tabs , gently prise it off with a flat bladed screwdriver , when refitting it just pushes back on, hope this helps. ?
  • rizla01
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    edited 14 November 2016 at 4:28PM
    harleq1962 wrote: »
    hi, if it is the psu you are wanting to remove ?
    ive just replaced a cpu in a friends medion pc , the pcu is tight against this cowling, ?
    its only held on by pressure , four little tabs , gently prise it off with a flat bladed screwdriver , when refitting it just pushes back on, hope this helps. ?

    Sound like the same H1962.
    Thanks for your constructive comment.
    :beer:
    Point of interest - what is suitable as a lube for the fan bearing? (Without removing fan will do I assume)
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  • AndyPix
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    CPU fans are as cheap as chips - even cheaper if you count the chippy near us !!


    But in answer to your question, id just blast a bit of WD40 on it if you have some handy
  • harleq1962
    harleq1962 Posts: 241 Forumite
    there are some sprays that are more suited to electronics like this, ive not used this one but have used similar in the past https://www.amazon.co.uk/SERVISOL-200ml-ELECTRONIC-CLEANING-SOLVENT/dp/B003SP6ILE
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Those cowls are a poor design, they just allow dust directly into the CPU heatsink. It's done mostly to reduce noise and partly to reduce cost by not fitting so many case fans, but the result is afore mentioned dust and excessive heat inside the case, plus all that heat is exiting via the PSU, which will put more stress on it that is really desirable.

    I guess you get what you pay for and to be fair my PC (tower only) was a £1000+ custom built graphics/gaming rig.
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