fan on back of case?

btr1 · Post by **btr1** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:42 pm

May sound dumb,

I removed the back case fan today and cleaned it, It was dirty, and now it seems that the is not as much air coming out of the back as before,so my question is could i have put the fan back on backwards?
It used to blow out good amount of air but now it doesnt seem to be.

thanks

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:57 pm

Possibly.

See how one side of the fan has little bars that the center of the fan are mounted on? That's the side that blows, the other side sucks,

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btr1 · Post by **btr1** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:02 pm

thats the bad thing the fan looks the same on both sides .and held by four screws

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:11 pm

usually the side with the brand name/label is the side the air is blown out of.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:37 pm

Put a piece of paper over it and see if its blown away or sucked toward the back of your computer.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:38 pm

also there should be a small arrow on the fan showing the direction of air flow

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:35 am

stick your finger in it and look which way its turning ... remember turn to the right push, left pull