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Screaming fan! Should I disconnect?
I have a small fan in the middle of my MB on a small heat-sink, I am assuming it is the Northbridge heaksink and fan? It absolutely howls when I first startup, after about 10 mins the noise stops and then can randomly start up again at various intervals. I had it apart and cleaned everything good and verified where the horrendous racket was coming from.
The fan in question can be unplugged and wondering if it is the Northbridge fan is it really needed? Only problem I can see is, it is right under the large video card which kind of blocks airflow around the heatsink.
Other option is contacting the manufacturer and seeing what they say, never know, it can be replaced, its a tiny thing. But the noise it getting really bad now, the fan is still spinning just fine but it must be worn or something.