Possibly the dumbest question I will ever ask

frau kaleun · 12-17-10, 08:03 PM

...until next week.

So I decided to open up my case and give the insides a good cleaning out and also to see if I could figure out why my floppy drive (yes I still have one so sue me

) wasn't able to read any floppies.

In the process of scaring away the dustbunnies I unmounted all the fans to give them a thorough cleaning. Only with the big square case fan that mounts over the vent on the back of the case, I forgot to pay attention to which side faced which way so after I cleaned it I couldn't remember which way it went when I started to put it back (it will mount facing either way).

Sadly I cannot find a diagram for the innards of this thing at the online support site, but everywhere I check indicates that 1) usually these go up with the manufacturer's label facing the inside of the case and 2) it's an exhaust fan, so when it's running the air should be blowing out the back of the case, not into the case.

However I have it back up with what appears to be the manufacturer's label facing the inside of the case, and it's running, but it's blowing air into the case and not out the back vent.

This IS supposed to be an exhaust fan, right? When it's running and I put my hand up to the back vent, I should feel a stream of air being blown OUT of the case, and not the other way 'round.

12-17-10, 08:03 PM	#1
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Possibly the dumbest question I will ever ask ...until next week. So I decided to open up my case and give the insides a good cleaning out and also to see if I could figure out why my floppy drive (yes I still have one so sue me ) wasn't able to read any floppies. In the process of scaring away the dustbunnies I unmounted all the fans to give them a thorough cleaning. Only with the big square case fan that mounts over the vent on the back of the case, I forgot to pay attention to which side faced which way so after I cleaned it I couldn't remember which way it went when I started to put it back (it will mount facing either way). Sadly I cannot find a diagram for the innards of this thing at the online support site, but everywhere I check indicates that 1) usually these go up with the manufacturer's label facing the inside of the case and 2) it's an exhaust fan, so when it's running the air should be blowing out the back of the case, not into the case. However I have it back up with what appears to be the manufacturer's label facing the inside of the case, and it's running, but it's blowing air into the case and not out the back vent. This IS supposed to be an exhaust fan, right? When it's running and I put my hand up to the back vent, I should feel a stream of air being blown OUT of the case, and not the other way 'round.