[SunHELP] ss1000 fan woes

[David Rouse]

The the middle fan (a Nidec A33875-72) on my ss1000 is dead. I've had no 
luck in trying to find a fan of that model, the best I could find was 
someone wanting a minimum order of 18 of them (at $30+ each).

The non-Nidec fans I've found have been too wide (the fan is 7" by 1.5") 
or AC instead of DC.

I tried unplugging the fan from the tray, dropping the temp in the house 
and putting a household fan against the case -- but the machine won't 
let itself run without the fan running. The final error message is:

*** WARNING Fan Fail Interrupt ***
*** WARNING Overtemp Detected. TRIPPING MAIN BREAKER ***

Does the ss1000 really have a temp sensor, or is it just shutting down 
the computer because the one fan isn't running (the inside of the case 
didn't seem that warm and nothing smelled/sounded hot)?

If the temps are probably okay, is there anyway to bypass the fan fail 
message?

Anyone know of a place to get a decent price on a Nidec A33875-72?

Thanks for any suggestions.

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David Rouse
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