[CUBE] Cube fan install NIGHTMARE

[Hal]

A couple points:

1) adding a base fan will not eliminate the need for a fan on your 
video card.

2) is it possible you reversed the wires when you split off the DVD 
power?

On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 09:42 AM, Joel Pelletier wrote:

> I attempted the fan install into my Cube as descried on many sites (I 
> have a 64MB nVidia card in the machine, with a rather loud little fan, 
> and was hoping to disconnect it and run a larger, quieter one on the 
> bottom of the unit). I aquired a couple of Panaflo 80x80x15mm fans, 
> but the faster model than the one generally mentioned. I found that 
> this model at 5-6 volts was REALLY quiet, and still pushed a good 
> amount of air. I carefully opened the Cube, pulled out the DVD and HD, 
> and inserted the fan into its mounts (this method requires only 2 of 
> the 4 screws for the fan, but you don't have to take the whole thing 
> apart). I didn't have the proper connector to power it off the DC 
> card, so instead I tried option 2 - a "Y" adapter off the DVD drive 
> power source. I tapped into the 5V lead off the Y adapter for the fan 
> (along with one of the grounds) and hooked it up to the fan. I 
> reassembled the unit, slid it back in the case, and plugged in the 
> power supply.
>
> Immediately, all of the red "status" lights inside the bottom of the 
> Cube lit up (I never powered it up), and it started to SMOKE!
>
> Ouch.
>
> I have disconnected everything (fan, HD and DVD) and tried this again 
> - same results. I am visiting another Cube owner and experienced tech 
> today to see what I burned out. If it's the motherboard, perhaps now 
> is the time to get that 1gz board. If it's more (and much worse) it's 
> time to decide to either buy another Cube (either stripped, or with as 
> little in it as possible, selling off the good components of my dearly 
> departed), or take the plunge and buy a Titanium Powerbook.
>
> Besides the "are you stupid," "you got what you deserve," etc., 
> comments, any ideas on what could have gone wrong, and where I might 
> find the individual component boards and/or another cheap Cube without 
> RAM/HD/DVD/video card would be much appreciated.
>
> Joel Pelletier
> http://www.joelp.org
>
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