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July 12th, 2016 00:00
Area 51 R2 PCI Fan Unbalance
So I just got my new Area 51 and love it! Everything works great, One minor problem is the PCI fan seems to be unbalanced and is making a low but very annoying noise. Is something like this covered under warranty? Can I just replace it with a another 120MM fan and have alienFX work fine? (Someone said that if its not official dell fan,AlienFX would flip out.
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waternut13134
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July 14th, 2016 18:00
Nvm,we got it working. One of the wires was loose and wasn't making a connection. All fixed now. Thanks
Alienware-L_Por
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July 13th, 2016 08:00
I've never heard of that haha. It should work without issues if you replace it for another fan.
About the replacement fan, I could send you one if you're in the US or Canada.
Send me a PM with your service tag. I'll help out.
waternut13134
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July 13th, 2016 16:00
Thanks for the help,it's a very low noise but once I lock onto the sound it drives me nuts lol..
I actually got a hold of a rep last night that ordered me a replacement,it already shipped and will be here tomorrow. Good job Dell and Alienware!
Alienware-L_Por
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July 14th, 2016 15:00
Is it physically moving?
waternut13134
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July 14th, 2016 15:00
So I just changed the fan and am now getting error code 2000-0511,the fan is running fine but neither the system assistant nor Alienware fx is showing the fan moving. It's just saying 0 RPM. It's doing this to the old defective fan as well. Any clues? Thanks
kenthurgood
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September 24th, 2016 10:00
waternut13134,
Was it a soft rattling noise, as my area 51 does the same thing and it drives me nuts.