Fan on Dimension E520

joel83

 

A proprietary Dell fan/shroud unit.

 

Bev.

 

 

 

 

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Is the propriety fan/shroud something that only a Dell part would be able to replace? I would be surprised if the fan would not be able to be replaced with a generic part.

scotth_04401

 

Yes, if you use a non Dell unit, you will receive a "fan failure, press F1 to continue" error message at every boot up.

 

Bev.

 

 

 

 

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