Re: SunFire v240 hardware question

[vab%bb-c.de@localhost (Volker A. Brandt)]

Joshua Boyd writes:
> I just replaced the entire heatsink assembly, which was very cheap
> to purchase.  However, it looked like replacing the fan on the
> assembly would only require a few screws if you wanted to replace
> only the fan.

That's a good idea.  Has anyone done that?

> My recall was that the V240 used a thermal pad instead of thermal
> paste and when I took it apart the pad was not damaged.

Interesting.  All the ones I've seen had some kind of (dried up)
thermal paste.


Regards -- Volker
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