Shorted northbridge fan socket on mobo. Any issues?

[stduc]

The northbridge fan on my mobo finally died beyond help. The bearing so gone that no amount of re-oiling was going to help. I managed to get a replacement of sorts however, a cool-blue chipset cooler assembly. Very pretty - LOL. The vendor said I should ensure that the power from the mobo was 12v. In attempting to verify this with my multimeter I got a big flash as the probe slipped and shorted across the pins.

This socket is now dead (not unsurprisingly). There was another socket on the mobo marked PSU fan. As this is not in use. I used that one.

I could not get the old heatsink/fan assembly off the mobo either. So after removing the fan itself I simply stuck the new heatsink/fan onto the flat base of the old unit. That was really just a metal plate, no fins. So it stuck OK.

It all seems to work alright so have I got away with it? Reported temps are normal.

The curious can read the old thread here.

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1041873

 

[G0AOZ]

Depends how long you've had it running for with this new fan in place. If we're talking of a couple of hours in a warm environment with the case sides all in place, then I think you've probably "got away with it", to use your terminology.

However, keep a close eye on temps when the warmer summer weather is upon us. Also, (if it ever did) your BIOS will not report any RPM figure against the fan connection for the CPU - probably not important unless there's an alarm or cut-off associated with it...

ROGER - G0AOZ.