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    Switch fan turning off while installing heatsink

    UPDATE: @jkyoho was completely correct, the fan was seemingly spinning up because it was detecting that the cpu was overheating, but applying the heatsink sucked out enough heat to turn the fan back off. Closing it up and booting up dark souls had the fans spin to life quick as could be. Truly...
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    Switch fan turning off while installing heatsink

    Good info, thanks for the idea. I was just booting into stock OS to test the screen etc, but I'll stick the whole thing together again and run a game with cfw to check the temps and see if it's working. 1701053578 I understand the risks in working with live electronics, but I've worked on...
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    Switch fan turning off while installing heatsink

    Not on for the entire duration, but switched on and off multiple times during the process to ensure all of the new components were working. Didn't want to close the system up just to find a loose ribbon cable that I'd missed, especially considering opening and closing the switch repeatedly is...
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    Switch fan turning off while installing heatsink

    Having a bizarre issue with my switch, had to open the thing up to replace a dodgy LCD screen and a buzzing fan. While replacing the fan, the small flap on the motherboard connector flew off and got lost. After doing a bit of research and discovering this is a semi-common occurrence, I've...
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