I got a nice FedEx package from Alineware yesterday, it wasn't a "Normal" FedEx or Alienware "Box", but rather a small Brown-box with some clear "Tape" on it that read "Alienware", I immideatly knew what was inside te box. I got my letter opener, and tore the tape. Inside were two buitfully static-baged "Case Fans", which I had only ordered a week earlier. I opened the Comp with my dad (I needed someone to blame if the fans weren't working y'nkow
) and Instaled the case fans (Ok, I touight him how to install them, since he didn't know WTF a Mounting Braket for a Case Fan was), after I instaled them, I poweered up the comp... SUCESS!!! The PC had 2 "Case Fans" in the rear running, 2 in the front, 1 on the side, plus the "Power Supply" fan, my rig is now cool enough to chill a few Ice-cream Sandwhiches insider if I wanted too, but opfr now, I'll stick to chilling 'chips if ya get my drift.
I must say, this is the firts thing ALIENWARE has done right since I bought the darned PC LAST AUGUST!!! I'm not goign to push my louck though, but I will say this, if you know how to do something, never have a "onsite" tech do the job for you!! I "voided" the warrent afew motnhs ago since they kept botching my repair jobs wehen I snet the machine in for factory repairs and it kept breaking, so after I got some help from another "More experianced" tech/friend/co-worker, we got the PC up and running again a few weeks ago and it's been fine since then, I trust Alienware's quality in terms of parts, I just don't trust te bozo enignieers they higher to build the PC's!!
Now here's what I've leaned from adding case fans:
1. never use Onsite Service, these "techs" follow a book written 40 years ago and can't d a darn thing right.
2 If it looks easy, it probably is, case fans aren't that ahrd to install, ad I xdid the job withut any instructions.
3. If you know what you're doing, you shouldn't pay someone else ecuase you're "Lazy" like I was whern I bought the PC.
4. Just in case spomething goes wrong, have someone with you to "Pass the buck" too, and blame so you don't look like an idiot
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I hope ths helps anyone installing case fans.