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Fan Replacement -- Alternate Power Source for Fan If your xbox starts to flash yellow after playing for several minutes just fine, you may be seeing some heat issues. This can be caused by many situations, pile of dirty clothes not allowing enough air circulation, running it anywhere it is destined to get too hot. Also they do get clogged with dust from time to time as well. Another frequent problem is failure of the case fan. Occasionally the power header on the board fails. Replace Fan: Use something to pry out the two tabs on either side of the fan that hold it in place. I use the T10 on my favorite tool. The fan is removed by sliding it up about a quarter inch and then will freely move forward. Start by releasing one side enough so that you can pull up on the fan and the clip does not fall back in place. Then proceed to the other side and you should be able to move the fan up and out. Alternate Power Source for Fan. Go to your local computer store and find one of these. If your like me you have a box of adapters that came with assorted PC case fans and may have one lying around. Insert it inline to the cord going to the hard drive and your all set! Whenever the Xbox is on so is the fan... just as it is with the motherboard power header. This is also known as the 12V fan mod. By going straight to the power supply 12V is provided to the fan rather than the 8 or so the motherboard provides, faster fan, more cooling.
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