Let’s not hurl brickbats trying to define if this component is a fan or a blower. Technically it is a reverse curve centripetal blower but what difference does it make if we call it a fan or a blower. Perhaps air moving device. But that is so clumsy… Ha! The problem is that the original device started making an extremely loud buzzing vibration sound. It couldn’t run up to full speed and the computer was...
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Intel NUC Fan
The cooling fan on my Intel NUC minicomputer suddenly went berserk. Sounded like it threw a bearing. A coffee grinder making espresso grind would have been quieter. I did some Internet research (Intel NUC fan noise) and it seems like the fan has been a problem for these machines. The noisy fan is not an unusual problem. There is a three-year warranty on the components, so it can be covered by warranty. Two options it...
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Yep, It’s doing it’s thing in that tiny box with the blue lights. The box in front is a seven port USB 3 hub. The HDMI speakers in my monitor are horrible so good speakers are plugged into the front port. Yes, it is good enough to take over for my old warhorse if it ever breaks a leg again… Update 6/30/18: Uh-oh… There’s a problem. This little NUC bugger is so fast (solid state...
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I have done some research on wireless keyboards. The NUC computer has Bluetooth (BT) built in. But there are two major types and one minor type of wireless keyboards. The BT and the 2.4 GHz (using a USB dongle) are the most prevalent. There is another for gamers that uses a light wave transceiver. It’s hyped to be the best wireless for gamers who get to pay 2x to 3x for everything. My focus is...
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