Mac Pro 2006 fans replace

[Spacedust]

Anyone did that ? I found that's these are normal PC fans connected to some weird Apple converterts.

My Mac Pro fans smell ugly, so I think I'm gonna replace them with something better like 12 cm Noctua fans.

 

[geoffreak]

They smell ugly? What does ugly smell like?

 

[Spacedust]

It's terrible. The worst is when you start your Mac and after a while all fans spins a little. YUCK

It seems to be better when I cleaned everything.

 

[geoffreak]

That's good. Those Mac Pros are real dust suckers. Is yours on the floor?

 

[Spacedust]

That's good. Those Mac Pros are real dust suckers. Is yours on the floor?

Yes

 

[geoffreak]

You may want to set it on a desk or at least get it up off the floor a bit so the fans don't clog up with smelly dust

 

[Spacedust]

Take a look at this photo:

These two fans have normal 3-pin connectors.

 

[bozz2006]

what are we supposed to be looking at? Isn't it the dust that makes your fans smelly? How is switching fans going to unstinkify the dust?

 

[Spacedust]

what are we supposed to be looking at? Isn't it the dust that makes your fans smelly? How is switching fans going to unstinkify the dust?

Take a look at these hidden wires. There is a black 3-pin connector connected to something else, so any typical 12 mm PC fan should work.

It's not a dust. It's the material (plastic) they are made of.

BTW: See what's people doing with them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvermeteors/1465560475/