So I previously modded my Cable Modem to add an 80mm fan to it, and decided to do the exact same thing to my wireless router. It's a Netgear WNDR3700, running DD-WRT...and it only functions as a Access Point (I run Untangle for my firewall). The fan is the other rear 80mm fan that was in my Norco RPC-4224 chassis.
Like the modem, it's a little noisy to be sitting on my desk, but that's only temporary. Once I finish up my mDC, it will be mounted on the wall in a 8' x 8' room with my servers and other network equipment, out of sight out of mind.
Netgear WNDR3700 Photo Log (Click to show)
Let me know what you think!
Like the modem, it's a little noisy to be sitting on my desk, but that's only temporary. Once I finish up my mDC, it will be mounted on the wall in a 8' x 8' room with my servers and other network equipment, out of sight out of mind.
Netgear WNDR3700 Photo Log (Click to show)
Inside of the router, with the top behind, and various plastic pieces.
Inside of the router, from a different angle.
Close up of the PCB board. The black square that says CHDS is the heatsink on the main chip. Beside it is a small heatsink for some other chip, and the big L shaped silver thing is the wireless antennas (I'm guessing).
Screw holes drilled and fan mounted to the top case.
My solder job, on the DC jack. I was going to solder the fan to the switch, but the pins on the switch are too close for my comfort, and I would probably have messed it up. So if it's plugged up and the switch is off, the fan is on but the router is not. I never use the switch anyway.
Further back shot of my solder job, plus the top case with the "round" hole cut for the air flow.
Fan mounted, router reassembled. Job complete!
Fan mounted, router reassembled. Back view.
Router on it's side. Sorry about the flash, but I had no choice.
Router on it's side, view from the front. Sorry about the flash.
Router on it's side, view from the rear. Sorry again about the flash.
Inside of the router, from a different angle.
Close up of the PCB board. The black square that says CHDS is the heatsink on the main chip. Beside it is a small heatsink for some other chip, and the big L shaped silver thing is the wireless antennas (I'm guessing).
Screw holes drilled and fan mounted to the top case.
My solder job, on the DC jack. I was going to solder the fan to the switch, but the pins on the switch are too close for my comfort, and I would probably have messed it up. So if it's plugged up and the switch is off, the fan is on but the router is not. I never use the switch anyway.
Further back shot of my solder job, plus the top case with the "round" hole cut for the air flow.
Fan mounted, router reassembled. Job complete!
Fan mounted, router reassembled. Back view.
Router on it's side. Sorry about the flash, but I had no choice.
Router on it's side, view from the front. Sorry about the flash.
Router on it's side, view from the rear. Sorry again about the flash.
Let me know what you think!
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VMHOST01
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Power |
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Main PC
(17 items) |
VMHOST01
(9 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD FX-8120 | GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 | PowerColor Go! Green AX5450 512MK3-SHV6 Radeon ... | Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 32GB (4 x 8GB) |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Power |
| Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 60GB | Crucial Ballistix Active Cooling Fan | Windows Server 2008R2 | Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W |
| Case | |||
| Rosewill RSV-L4000 | |||
| View all | |||
