L655-S5150 - Do you need to remove the motherboard to access the fan? I saw a video that showed "No", but a website of stills that said "Yes"
1476810
For my L650E, yes, I need to remove my motherboard. There are some screws and the power cable in the bottom face.
1476811
No , i dint have to remove it on the L650. I followed this video http://www.laptopinventory.com/LaptopInventory.php/Toshiba/Satellite/L650/Fan
1476812
I did remove the motherboard. It appeared like I probably could have replaced the fan without removing it; but o avoid breaking anything and to make my life simpler, I removed the board. But I was also adding cooling paste and servicing the whole cooling system.
1940222
You should pull air out of the back of the case. If you look on the edges of the fan there are arrows that indicate air flow direction . use this to help you install.
700879
Yes, the standard fan was included. This is compatible with the Z87 chipset, and you can run it with as many (or as few) memory modules as your motherboard supports.
1765162
I wasn't aware that it is available without the fan. I rarely use the fan, and believe you could do without it, unless you use your laptop under hot conditions.
1940219
The one I purchased pushes/sucks the air out. In my opinion, this may be the best direction as the CPU heat sink and fan draws/pulls hot air up from the CPU and since this fan would be fixed in close proximity it would be good to have it complete the job by taking that hot air out of the case.
638607
Yes, but is not recomended cause the MOBO controls that fan and is highly recomended to leave that way.
2060175
no fan is included whatsoever... and the fan that may fit is one of those not so available 50mm (10-15 mm thick). Those may become quite noisy! Considering this case has many vent holes you may want to skip that fan adventure and just settle for a good low profile (43mm high or less) CPU cooler, as most Intel stock coolers a re a few mm too tall for this case and AMD stock coolers are way too tall. another advise: I have not succeeded to run any AMD CPU in this case cool enough... all AMD CPUs (AM2.AM3,FM1, FM2) dissipate much heat, thus requiring a CPU cooler that is too large to fit in this case... and I did try quite a few. I have assembled five computers in an AM350 case, all with socket 755, 1155 and 1150. They all work fine without an added video card (as there is no space for such in this case)
1555188
I am using the cooler master hyper 212 eevo I had to mod the case by relocating the fan on the side from the inside to the outside I did not like the other models and am very satisfied with the way it looks...I got the method from googling a search for the case and fan. On that forum the guy who did it had pics as well as instructions...I am sure anyone who builds PCs. Can figure out how to do it with out pics...good luck... floyd h
837662
Shoot, I feel dumb. Disregard my last answer. I was trying to unscrew the wrong screw. I had not unfolded the fan yet so the only screw that showed was the wrong one. Once you unfold the battery compartment from the fan, you will see the correct screw and it is much easier to take out.
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Not that I have been able to figure out. Certainly not easily. I wish I could attach a photo to show the backside of the fan. In the back there are four accessible Philips head screws. There is, however, a 5th made inaccessible by the fold-up base. I cannot see a way to remove the hinged base. Even if you were to remove the base, the wiring from the charging port and battery compartment (in the base) of the fan might be damaged if the blade casing were removed. That said, the blades are thin and I have a total of 3 of these fans, one for over a year. I haven't yet had a real problem with dust buildup on the blades. I'm very happy with mine. Not that I have been able to figure out. Certainly not easily. I wish I could attach a photo to show the backside of the fan. In the back there are four accessible Philips head screws. There is, however, a 5th made inaccessible by the fold-up base. I cannot see a way to remove the hinged base. Even if you were to remove the base, the wiring from the charging port and battery compartment (in the base) of the fan might be damaged if the blade casing were removed. That said, the blades are thin and I have a total of 3 of these fans, one for over a year. I haven't yet had a real problem with... » Read More Not that I have been able to figure out. Certainly not easily. I wish I could attach a photo to show the backside of the fan. In the back there are four accessible Philips head screws. There is, however, a 5th made inaccessible by the fold-up base. I cannot see a way to remove the hinged base. Even if you were to remove the base, the wiring from the charging port and battery compartment (in the base) of the fan might be damaged if the blade casing were removed. That said, the blades are thin and I have a total of 3 of these fans, one for over a year. I haven't yet had a real problem with dust buildup on the blades. I'm very happy with mine. « Show Less
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I did look at replacing the fan with a quieter PC case fan. There isn't a connector, it's hardwired. And as mentioned, if you are good with a soldering iron then you should be able to solder a new one in. But is is definitly not plug and play, like you might see inside a computer case.
983218
There are screws on the back, looks like if you remove them you can access the fan. But there aren't any 'doors' for simple access.
2162837
The CPU fan power on the motherboard is all that is needed. Your motherboard will modulate the RPM of the fan, depending on the requirement. Just like the stock cooler.
422166
Your computer case should should have opening. Remove the side cover to see if you have opening to install the fan without removing the mother board.
557751
I had the exact same problem. I don't know why or how the fan cover cannot be removed. I'm guessing I should of emailed the company. Mine ended up breaking and I bought a different brand. Sorry
474261
It's been a while since I built that PC as a gift to a relative. IIRC, those fans have molex power connectors, meant to attach directly to your power supply, not your motherboard.
2143245
I have a Gigabyte GA 970A-UD3P the ram is on one side and sits under the Noctua with about half inch of clearance. The only problem is if I need to remove the ram I'll also have to remove the fan in order to pull it out. Yes and be careful with the heatsink when removing it. I pulled the cpu out with it and it was still locked in and bent the pins. Luckily I was able to straiten them out and get it to work..hope this helps