chipset fan noise on Shuttle AK31 V3.1

davenorris.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
 > I have loud noise coming from my chipset fan. After holding my finger
 > down to stop the fan, the noise stops. Is there a way to remedy this
 > issue? Do i need a new one and if so, what brand/size etc... do I
 > need?

If you aren't overclocking the board I'd just stick a Zalman passive
cooler on there and be done with it.

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davenorris.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
 > Would it be OK to remove or just disconnect the fan and just leave the
 > heatsink? I've seen some posts that say this is OK to do if no
 > overclocking is done, which I'm not doing. Thanks for the response!

You could just remove the fan - if it is a well finned heatsink that
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