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3.0 stars
"Replacing CPU fan"
Pros: Fan was a 'Direct' Replacement
Cons: No Installation Instructions
Summary: My T5048 was working fine for 3 years (but gradually slowing down, as they ALL do), then the CPU fan died. Simple fix, right? HAH!! Emachines referred me to PCfactoryOutlet.com, where I bought a replacement for $32. It came with NO instructions! When I called, the supplier referred me to Emachines Tech Support for help, which they offered, for $59.95 FOR 30 MINUTES!! (It's out of warranty.) I had no intention of spending that much, so I called PCfactoryOutlet back, and got a CLUELESS rep who had no idea how to install the fan.
My old fan had 4 screws attaching it to the motherboard. The new one has 4 push-clips. To make a long story short, if you have this situation, you need to UNSCREW THE MOTHER-BOARD, remove (from the back) the frame with 4 threaded posts that held the old fan, then mount the new fan by pressing its 4 push-clips into the same holes in the motherboard. To make it even more fun, the push-clips don't snap into place until the pushrod is rotated to the correct position. That takes a little futzing around that's hard to describe here.
After spending $32, 4 useless phone calls, and more than 3 hours, I FINALLY figured it out myself and got it working!
Conclusion: Next time I'll buy a new computer!! It wasn't worth the aggravation!!!
